Shadow Slave

They were walking past a painfully familiar building when the realization that the complicated dance of negotiating with the great clan had already begun hit him.

As his face grew a little dim, Sunny lingered for a moment and then gestured at the building:

"This is the hospital complex of the Academy. It is one of the best medical institutions humanity has to offer, combining state-of-the-art tech with ingenious spelltech, as well as employing many Awakened with actual healing Aspects. This is also where Sleepers enter the sleeping pods to venture into the Dream Realm. I myself spent about a year in one of them."

He paused, and then added:

"This is where many of the Hollow are kept, as well."

Morgan looked at the alloy walls of the complex. A few moments later, she suddenly asked:

"This is also where Changing Star of the Immortal Flame clan is currently being kept, isn't it?"

Did Sunny imagine it, or was her voice suddenly a bit more cutting?

He frowned.

"She is not Hollow. But yes. Oh, by the way… can we cut the crap?"

Morgon looked at him with a cold smile.

"...What do you mean?"

Sunny met her intimidating gaze without flinching. If he wanted, his dark eyes could be as cold and oppressive as hers.

In fact, the complete absence of fear or apprehension in their black depths was perhaps more frightening.

"I doubt that you are really interested in sightseeing. Let's not waste time."

for

get the formalities out of the

with a sharp

Temple with the

plenty of Memories on her to discern whether the answers provided to her were true or not. Not that

a deep scowl and uttered through gritted

I would have stayed as far away from your damned Citadel as possible. I didn't even know that it was a prison,

for a moment,

about you, Song of

girl's face grew

have found a way to do so without getting stuck inside the

a

you. Still… intentional or not, the two of

Sunny inwardly sighed.

Now, the long and arduous

deciding their own fates, they also had to secure the release of the captured Fire Keepers, as well as negotiate other favorable

was to make sure that they would be the ones setting the tone and cadence of the negotiation, as opposed to

go on

forced out

not do that? Assigning blame is fun and all, but let's be honest… clan

Morgan raised an eyebrow.

What makes you

Sunny shrugged.

is not trying to find help as we speak. In fact, he might be having an

eyes grew even colder than before,

about that, Song of the

to Cassie, but strangely, the blind girl was

point, she seemed to have fallen behind. Cassie was standing a few meters

as pale as a