Days passed, and with each day Asfaria became quieter... and more hopeless.
But it was not as if the world were kind enough to leave things at that.
In the city hall, around the table where dozens of leaders had sat over the past years... only a few people remained to hear this sentence.
"A huge rift has opened outside the maze." Elias's words echoed in the meeting room.
Rem swallowed audibly. "How far?"
The old man exhaled as he recalled what he had seen. "Perhaps enough for entire hordes of monsters to pass... or an Ancient one."
"But for some reason... even after I got close, I didn't see or notice anything coming out of it."
At the head of the table, Arthania clenched her fist unconsciously.
'No... not now,' she thought.
"Old man, can you keep your eyes on that place... and during this period I will stay here in case anything happens." Her beautiful and calm voice echoed through the place, while Elias chuckled lightly.
