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."

him for a

get the

pierced him with a sharp

come to the Night Temple with the intent to set

that the daughter of Valor had to have plenty of Memories on her to discern whether the answers provided to her were true

looked at her with a deep scowl and

from your damned Citadel as possible. I didn't even know that it was a prison, let alone had plans of breaking the

moment, then

about you, Song

blind girl's

to do so without getting stuck inside the trap with

head a little,

the two

Sunny inwardly sighed.

that, the hardest part of the negotiations seemed to be over. Now, the long and arduous process of bargaining was about to begin.

and Cassie had to withstand the pressure and exert some in return. Aside from deciding their own fates, they also had to secure the release of the captured Fire Keepers, as

that they would be the ones setting

go

out a

Assigning blame is fun and all, but let's be honest… clan

Morgan raised an eyebrow.

we? What makes

Sunny shrugged.

is not trying to find help as we speak. In fact, he might be having an identical negotiation with one of your enemies right now. He doesn't have fifty of the most

colder than

you think about that, Song of

strangely, the blind girl

was standing

pale as a