Twenty minutes later, after Victoria had left, Godfrey sat on his bed, facing the floor-to-ceiling glass wall and staring at the beautiful, peaceful street below.
It was a good time to go down and buy some snacks or check his platform for green gate dungeons, but none of these thoughts crossed his mind.
He tried reaching out to Percival, but it turned out Percival had left earlier tonight with his mother for his sister's concert. Isolde's phone was switched off.
Godfrey shut his eyes. He was given a ticket too. What did it matter now?
Suddenly, a gray ring appeared at the wall directly opposite the glass wall, and two individuals stepped out. Both were clad in dark blue coats with double rows of silver buttons, bearing the insignias of the authorities.
The coats had stiff, upright collars.
One of them had a low cut and a stern face. When he noticed Godfrey had seen them, he began to speak.
