Ethan hovered in the sky, his jaw tightening until his teeth ground audibly.
He genuinely hadn't expected someone from Elysion to be that strong. The man had come out of nowhere and left just as abruptly—but the pressure he'd brought with him was too real to dismiss.
Ethan didn't stay up there.
He quickly returned to Emerald Castle's main city and immediately summoned every core member. The hall felt heavier than usual. That brief exchange—short, but suffocating—had made it clear to everyone that things were nowhere near as simple as they looked.
"Any of you ever heard of Elysion?"
Ethan stood at the front, eyes sweeping the room, his voice low and blunt.
The hall went quiet for a beat.
People looked at each other, confusion on their faces, then shook their heads one after another. For most of them, the name was too unfamiliar—so unfamiliar it didn't connect to anything in memory.
That was when Queen Seraphine slowly stepped forward.
