A heavy silence fell over the room as neither of them spoke another word. The idea that something like this had been brewing for a long time unsettled everyone.
If Lola's theory was true, then they were facing a war with the Bellemonte. However, that only raised the stakes, because a war with the Bellemonte would be easier than one with the other founding families.
The second question now was: which of the founding families was behind this?
Was it just one of them? Or all of them?
The questions that followed their conclusion flowed one after another, and with each one, the mood continued to sink.
"For now, this information will not leave this room." A moment later, Atlas's voice cut through the heavy silence. "You are the only ones I have discussed this with, and if this information leaks, everyone here will be the first I investigate."
He paused, his expression as cold as ever. "And I will not be lenient."
