Atheline rose as well while Zelpher straightened, several intelligence officers prepared themselves.
Lilith looked toward them.
"Remain here."
The officers immediately stopped. Atheline almost laughed, lilith wasn't bringing an arrest team, she was the arrest team.
A moment later darkness gathered beneath her feet. The familiar shadows expanded across the floor. Atheline stepped beside her and Zelpher followed.
The world vanished as darkness swallowed everything. Reality returned moments later. The three materialized inside a luxurious study.
Silence greeted them. The room smelled faintly of old books and expensive ink. A fire burned quietly in the hearth.
Several documents rested atop a polished desk, a half-finished cup of tea sat nearby, and seated calmly behind the desk was Councillor Renault himself.
For several seconds nobody moved. Councillor Renault stared at them, confusion in his gaze. Lilith stared back just as hard.
