Chapter 622 – Two Envy
Lux blinked.
Now that was surprising.
He turned his head slowly, scanning the crowd. Wine glass still in hand. Smile still polite.
Well. That's rare," he muttered under his breath.
He looked again.
His eyes scanned left to right, through the smoke, through the glimmering gowns, past the political predators and cosmetic illusions.
And then he saw her.
Tall. Confident. Arrogant.
Dressed in Envy's colors, deep emerald with subtle obsidian shimmer. Skin pale like porcelain, lips painted dark wine. Her posture screamed royalty, her expression sharp and smug. The kind of expression that reminded him of Sira on a bad day. Maybe a six out of ten on the pride scale.
Vira Karess.
And she was walking toward him.
No. Strutting.
His system chimed again.
[Clarification: Signal Not from Primary Visual Target]
[Redirecting…]
[Target: Located – Position: Behind Vira Karess]
Lux frowned.
"Wait…" he muttered. "Behind her?"
