The chamber became completely silent after Alfonso spoke.
Broken Dawn members tightened their grips on their weapons almost immediately, and even the exhausted players forced themselves upright because everyone understood this was no longer a simple confrontation inside the tomb.
This was an execution attempt.
Sophie stepped forward slightly as dark green mana began flowing around her body. Thick devouring vines burst from the cracked ground beneath her boots, twisting across the stone floor like living serpents while her veil continued covering most of her face. Even so, the sharpness in her eyes became obvious enough that several nearby Church knights instinctively grew more cautious.
"You are picking your timing carefully," she said calmly.
Alfonso smiled faintly instead of denying it.
