Trasia Chromatic stood outside the palace, her face slightly pale, fully aware that if she walked inside, with just a slight gesture from Duncan, the dozens of six-armed snake demons would instantly chop her into a heap of flesh.
But in the end, she summoned the courage to step forward because she refused to give up. To ascend to the throne of the Silver Palace, she had staked everything.
The executioners she expected did not appear. Instead, each six-armed snake demon looked at Trasia with jealous eyes. This woman, a child of Purgatory, could never have reached her current position without Duncan's support.
Two Balor Beheaders pushed open the heavy palace doors, and Duncan looked down with a calm gaze, overlooking Trasia before him.
She, as petite as a delicate figurine, summoned the courage to face Duncan, slowly speaking, "Is the alliance between us still valid?"
