Lin Wan stared at the cloaked figure in sheer bewilderment.
"Lord Azreal?"
Lord Azreal gave a single, slow nod. "Yes."
Cassian's eyes remained fixed on the entity, his mind working frantically.
"You crossed a grand spatial boundary just to breach my Citadel walls."
"I did," Lord Azreal admitted flatly.
"You deliberately shattered my ancient defensive formations from the outside."
"I did."
"And after doing all that, you genuinely expected me to simply stand here and allow you to march out of my home with her?" Cassian asked, his voice trembling with suppressed rage.
Lord Azreal looked past Cassian, his hidden eyes settling on Lin Wan once more.
"No. I expected resistance."
Cassian's grand aura exploded once more, lighting up the entire room in brilliant gold.
"Then that makes you a direct enemy of the Supreme Citadel!"
Lord Azreal shook his head slowly.
"No. I am not your enemy."
He gestured faintly toward Lin Wan's stomach.
