'Guardians of Ether?'
Aether repeated those words inwardly, his expression turning stern as he stared at Grace.
'Who are they?' he asked, his gaze narrowing slightly.
However, Grace offered no answer. She merely remained silent, as if the very subject were something she was forbidden to discuss.
He could tell that the situation was far more complicated than he had anticipated. Whatever these Guardians were, they seemed to pose a threat serious enough to make even Grace hesitate.
'So, when you say she must be killed, you mean…?'
'She must die along with her soul!' Grace declared firmly.
"…"
Aether lowered his gaze towards the girl on his lap.
Her delicate figure felt almost unbearably light against him.
Because of his mistake, he had put her in danger. And now, whatever this Guardians of Ether business was, she had somehow become entangled in it.
He already had his hands full, and now this?
