Bab 209: 'What If's

"I see," Fetheion spoke in a low voice. Glancing at his clenched fist, I was about to regret this conversation.

It had been about half an hour since we'd stepped out of the rift. Mona, Laura, and Theresa had quickly left for a nice bath immediately after greeting Asher, Lucius and Fetheion, leaving me alone with Fetheion as he demanded to know what we'd been up to.

I didn't have a reason to hide anything, so I was fine with telling him about what we learned, including Vixia's conversation that I eavesdropped. 

"Would you care to tell," He spoke with a calm voice. "What the hell were you thinking when you approached such a powerful barrier?" A single glance at the Divine was enough to make me immediately regret a lot of things. "What if the Demon Lord was there?" His voice rose very slightly. "What if they'd noticed you? Do you know what would have happened then?"