The distressed noble ministers received orders, thinking they were to handle the series of urgent situations following Theodore's death. They imagined the Emperor's grief and anger, yet upon entering the palace, what they saw was a decrepit and hunched old man.
Just a few hours ago, the witch who jumped down from the Light Sacrifice Tower was elegantly sitting at the head of the long discussion table, resting her chin on her crossed hands, smiling at all those present. The black-haired, red-eyed Devil stood behind her chair, displeasedly rubbing her cheeks and hair, occasionally using its sharp teeth to nibble on the strands beside the witch's temples.
This scene inevitably reminded people of the earlier rumors—Elrian colluding with the Devil, bringing a plague to Valtorre. Meanwhile, Roy Derek was communicating with foreign enemies, stealing confidential documents.
