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Queen Sanadiel gently grasped and pulled out the spear tip embedded in Sheyden’s side. A bit of blood trickled from the wound. Despite the severity of the injury, there was no massive bleeding that would typically follow. Sheyden, who had been motionless impaled by the spear, fell to the ground as softly as a feather….

Kassel screamed and ran to stand in front of Sheyden. Sheyden’s heart was still beating, but he wasn’t breathing. Kassel, not knowing what to do, just placed his hand on the spear that pierced Sheyden’s stomach. This did nothing to stop the bleeding. A gray-robed sorcerer raised his hand quietly, and a spear held by…

Irine spent the whole night examining the corpse of the monster she had encountered in the Sky Mountains. She had called some scholars and doctors for an autopsy and consultation, but no conclusion was reached. An elderly scholar, reputed to be the most distinguished in Nadium, had been poring over books all night and finally…

Tanya slowed down as they neared the Gold Gate and soon came to a stop. Kassel, who had his eyes tightly shut and was trembling, cautiously got off the side and then collapsed as his legs gave way. Tanya quickly transformed from a wolf back into a human, standing with her hands neatly folded. Kassel,…

“The enemy… Captain Welch?” None of the Wolf Knights could believe it, and they were shaken. ‘Luckily, the Wolf Knights aren’t dismissing this lightly, as I had feared.’ Kassel explained slowly. “What Suvel said isn’t a lie. As Master Irine said yesterday, the ‘resurrected from death’ attacking here tomorrow is someone who once went by…

Behind the castle of Nadium, even though the Aynacast Mountain was not a volcano, it boasted hot springs from its heated underground waters. The Queen’s Garden bordered the mountain, and right next to it was a hot spring exclusive to the Queen herself. It was the place where Kassel and Tanya were summoned for a…

A lot had changed while Jaymer dozed off briefly. The sun had almost set, and the Wolves, previously unable to train due to a ‘standby’ restriction, were back to clashing wooden swords. At the next seat, Putier and Kassel were playing chess with serious expressions, while Coen was distracting Putier with small talk. Sildire was…

When Jay arrived at the training ground, most of the Wolves were already there. There was an emergency standby order, so no training was taking place. Tension was evident on everyone’s faces, but there was no sign of fear like that of the people of Nadium. A Wolf Knight, whose name Jay couldn’t remember but…

“There’s a place we need to visit. Follow me.” Sheyden told Jay. “Where to?” “You’ll know when we get there. You’ll like it too.” It was the party hall of the Wolf Knights. Irine and Kassel were out on the veranda, earnestly discussing something, while the other knights were engaged in a heated debate about…

The path to the White Gate was straight as always, with no obstacles in sight. However, the advance of the black knights was only slightly faster than walking off their horses. It wasn’t that they deliberately slowed down for battle. Judging from their appearance so far, the black warhorses that everyone, including Suvel, was riding…