The Emperor, whoever he was, also stared at Glax in shock, disbelief, and then a sardonic smile.
Glax scrutinized the light, wavy hair, the small gray eyes, and the classic face framed by a full beard, with suspicion. This man could not be Achmeron. The valosian and the man bore little resemblance, it was impossible that Glax could have remembered this man to Demophon!
And most of all, this man wasn't a vselys or a revenant or anything else but a human. He was perfectly alive.
"Ah, this is the secret then. Achmeron isn't around."
"Who are you exactly?" the Emperor asked, while Glax also wanted to know the same thing.
Glax put his mind to work. He had a clue after his conversation with Aurora. "Hm, you can only be Achmeron's big brother. Caius. Or rather, Athicos Caius of Hylan, the True Emperor of Stygia. Sorry for the shock, I wasn't expecting this. Definitely."
The emperor appraised Glax once more from head to toe, and gestured with his chin for Glax to remove his mask.
