章 2948: Changing Plans (Part 2)

"In the main tea room with your husband and Lady Friya's…" Deiter was still talking when the two women disappeared through a Spirit Step.

The arrays of House Ernas blocked regular dimensional spells but were ineffective against Spirit Magic. In truth, Jirni had already entrusted Orion to add a Space Compressing array to the custom dimensional sealing array that all the powerful noble households employed.

The renovation works had started right after Jiza Gernoff made her threat and the private quarters of the family were already shielded. Yet until the baby was born, Jirni couldn't afford to show her hand.

To fool her enemies and make them think she was helpless, she first had to fool her allies.

The two women reached their destination in one step, but none of the healing spells they kept at the ready could prepare them for the scene they found upon their arrival.