Chapter - 60
The moment Leo stepped in, steel flashed in the air.
Leo abruptly stopped as he looked down.
Two curved katanas were crossed in front of his throat, the cold, sharp metal pressing lightly against his skin. One inch further, he would be bleeding. One step further, and he would have been decapitated.
Standing on either side of him were the two female bodyguards he had seen at the Golden Scales. They had moved with blurring speed, emerging from the shadows of the room like wraiths. Up close, their black leather armor was scuffed and worn, smelling of oil and leather. Their faces were still veiled, revealing only hard, unamused eyes.
"Looks like you have a bad habit of being at places at the wrong time," a cool voice said from the other side of the room.
Leo looked past the blades.
Lady Ryana was sitting behind a massive desk covered in maps, ledgers, and a half-eaten meal. Her heavy travel cloak was still on her shoulders and the veil was still in place.
