Chapter 344: Settling Affairs
"Dean Carmilla," Rhain spoke, offering a polite nod to the anxious group, "Before I depart for the Sunless Umbral Basin, there are certain geographical and survival details regarding that territory I must clarify with you. Let us discuss this in private."
Seraphine and Myrielle exchanged slightly confused glances, but given the severity of the Emperor's three-month death sentence, it was entirely logical for Rhain to seek out the only person present who had actually survived the deeper zones of that wasteland.
Carmilla met Rhain's gaze. Beneath his placid expression, she recognized the seriousness of his secret mental transmission.
"Of course," Carmilla nodded, hiding her inner bewilderment perfectly. "Follow me."
The two of them excused themselves from Seraphine, Myrielle, and the worried girls, walking briskly into one of the highly warded, private chambers located deep within the Dean's secluded island.
