Chapter 181 - The Princes. [FIXED!][23/08!]

The Prince of Gehenna departed the throne platform with the same measured calm he had carried into the audience. Whatever words had passed between him and the ruler of the separated realm remained behind closed perception. No transcript existed. No lingering echo of the conversation traveled with him down the pale stone steps. Only the outcome was clear: he was leaving, and he left satisfied. The goddess's molten gold eyes had followed him longer than strict neutrality required. Attraction had been present—subtle, controlled, and unspoken—but it had not altered the terms of his departure. He had received what he came for, or at least enough of it to justify withdrawal.