Shadow Slave

After returning to the dancing hall; Sunny saw it in a new light; His perception had shifted; making everything seem darker and more dangerous; He had already been apprehensive about the crowd of guests; but now; every one of them looked like a potential threat;

Mordret might have said that he was not planning to do anything and had just come to take a look, but could the banished prince be trusted? As far as Sunny was concerned, the lunatic could have been on his way to publicly assassinate one of his relatives, or slaughter as many as he could, right now;

Much worse. he could be hiding inside of anyone; Every guest was a potential host; Every mundane human. every Awakened. every Master… none of them were beyond suspicion;

Even Saints were not off the list, perhaps;

Sunny suppressed a groan.

'Curse it all…'

There were two carriers of Divine Aspects in the world that had made it their life's goal to destroy the great clan Valor at all costs. And now, both of them were in this building!

Even if nothing happened. the threat alone made him itchy;

The great hall where dozens of beautiful pairs danced suddenly did not look as splendid;

Turning around. Sunny looked at Nephis. lingered for a few moments. and then walked in her direction with steady steps;

As he came close, he offered her a hand and asked;;;

"Shall we dance?"

Neph looked at him in confusion for a couple of seconds, then shrugged and placed her hand in his.

Together. they walked to the middle of the hall; Sunny put his second hand on her waist. while she put hers on his shoulder; Suddenly. they were extremely close to each other;

heart skipped a

in moments like this one

time; Sunny led Neph into a dance; It wasn't too hard… he just had to listen to the music and repeat what the other dancers were doing; With his proficiency in Shadow Dance; understanding the logic and cadence

Sunny was dancing for the first time in his life; he looked more comfortable and adept at it than most of the guests; Changing Star seemed like a natural; too; Perhaps it was due to her own combat mastery; or perhaps she had received lessons as an heiress

had much bigger

much and failing at it. he waited for a bit and gathered

meaning

hide his head in the sand was

eyebrow, prompting

know that Valor won't take no for an answer. They want to have all of us, but if that is not possible, they'll only settle for getting at least one. That way, they'll

her in the dance. Her

a few steps, she

really understand,

not frown, but his eyes suddenly became

it that you think I don't

somber expression slowly appeared

not rival factions, Sunny. They're

spun under the light of beautiful

subtle machinations that happen in the darkness, the growing imbalance of power between Bastion and Ravenheart… even the timing of Seishan challenging the Second Nightmare. It all paints a clear

slight scowl appeared on

you trying to

Nephis sighed.

to make you see that the conflict between the great clans has grown into something more than mere disagreement. They are at war…

her hand growing tense in

what does a war between great clans

shook