Chapter 716 – Night Club
Celestaria's gaze returned to the door Lux had exited through.
A faint ache pulsed again in her chest.
"…I am," she said softly.
Vizreel did not respond immediately.
Finally, he nodded once.
"Then let us ensure he does not walk that path alone."
Celestaria's expression steadied.
High Custodian composure returned.
"Yes," she said.
But even as she spoke, her thoughts lingered elsewhere.
On a devil who joked about cookies while standing at the edge of annihilation.
On a prince who smiled and said thank you… as if gratitude were not a dangerous thing for someone like him to offer.
And on the quiet, unspoken fear that the next time he stepped into celestial halls…
It might not be as a guest.
Meanwhile, Lux walked.
Solara on his right. Selena on his left.
The marble corridors stretched long and white beneath celestial skylight. Their footsteps echoed in controlled rhythm. No one spoke.
Not because they did not want to.
