"Could Zain or Isabella cross the twelfth layer?" a deep voice suddenly asked, breaking the tense silence that had settled over the viewing platform. The one who spoke was Victor Veron, head of the Veron Family. His sharp eyes were fixed on the towering projection of the Path to Eternal Flames, where Zain and Isabella continued their advance through the upper layers.
The question caused several elders to exchange glances.
"Cross the twelfth layer?" Henry Lumin, head of the Lumin Family, immediately rejected the thought, his tone firm and unquestioning. "That should be impossible. Even though I wish for Isabella to surpass the twelfth layer mark, we all know this is beyond reach."
His expression was serious. There was no mockery in his voice, only a recognition of long established limits.
