A full week had passed since the unpleasant incident—and the bloody interrogation that followed—with those "precious" guests from the Empire.
To an outsider's eye, Veythral appeared to have erased all traces of that chaotic night.
Fredrinn had managed to defeat Priest Andreas in single combat without causing much damage to the city. The priest's divine power had proven insufficient against Fredrinn's raw, dark, and overwhelming force.
Currently, both William Gicdillax and Priest Andreas were held in Veythral's most secure dungeons, bound by mana seals.
Fredrinn still hadn't decided what to do with them.
He was caught in the very heart of a gnawing dilemma.
To kill them silently would sever the already tenuous ties with the Empire, giving Prince Charles the very justification he sought to wipe Veythral off the map.
