Shadow Slave

Seishan, the former lieutenant of the Bright Lord Gunlaug and leader of the handmaidens, was standing in front of them with a calm smile. Sunny had not seen her after the tumultuous escape from the Forgotten Shore, where she had held the line as the commander of the second defense bulwark of the Dreamer Army.

He had thought that becoming a Master would make him less susceptible to her presence, but it did not. Her striking beauty, her exotic looks, and the aura of mystery that surrounded Seishan were just as compelling as ever. The knowledge of how frightening her true nature was also made it impossible for him to remain unaffected.

Not to mention the most important fact of all…

Seishan was one of the adopted daughters of Ki Song, the ruler of the great Song clan and one of the three Sovereigns.

If anything, knowing more about her background only made Sunny pay the beautiful woman extra attention.

'What the hell is she doing here?'

Seishan, meanwhile, looked at the other members of the cohort and said with a small, but seemingly sincere smile:

"Athena, Kai, Cassia… Sunless. It is good to see you doing well, too."

Effie gave her a long look, then shrugged.

"Likewise. How have you and your girls been?"

After the return from the Forgotten Shore, half of the members of the former Dreamer Army had decided to follow Cassie and became known as the Fire Keepers. Of the remaining half, most had chosen a different path, either remaining independent like Sunny and Aiko or joining various Legacy clans. All the surviving handmaidens, however, had followed Seishan back to Song.

Just like that, the great clan had not only received its lost daughter back, but also earned the utmost loyalty of a dozen extremely promising recruits.

have been one of the reasons why Valor wanted to gain

to change the balance of power between the two great clans immediately, but in a few years,

responded in

are doing well. My clan embraced us with open arms. After reuniting with my sisters, I was also able to bring a lot of value to the Song family with my unique knowledge and experience… the long years I had spent on the Forgotten

had been stuck in that hell for far longer than any of them. In fact, Sunny did not know how many years Seishan had spent

hold on to power for so long spoke a lot about how resourceful and dangerous the daughter of Ki Song was… especially considering that, in

the great clan was

looked at them

as the five of you. Reaching

smile paled a

matter of fact. This

looked around wistfully

a hurry to

a bit of apprehension. Seishan was already scary enough as an Awakened. How much more powerful would

offered the former leader of

cohort will do fine. The Second Nightmare is a terrible challenge, but people who survived the Forgotten Shore are suited to face its dangers more

finally spoke. Looking at the daughter of Song impassively,

am surprised to see

for

disharmony between Song and Valor. Do not pay it too much attention, Lady Nephis. Despite our disagreements, it is still important to present a

for a moment,

here to send a message. However, I find it curious that a junior member like you was chosen above more senior representatives of

widened