章 25: Awakening I

Lucious pushed them open and walked inside. Arthur stepped inside and took in the surroundings. The chamber was grand, but with an antique air about it. Paintings of past Ludwig lords and notable figures lined the walls, watching over them with stern gazes. Antique weapons and artifacts, tools of previous generations of Ludwigs, were displayed with care, almost like relics in a museum.

Voices broke the silence.

"You're here at last! We've been waiting for so long."

"Yeah, what took you so long?"

Arthur turned to find his mother, Iliyana, along with Elona and Emily, already seated inside, waiting.

Lucious chuckled. "Well, someone unexpected arrived, so I had to handle it myself."

"Who could be important enough to hold up the Duke?" Elona asked, curious.

"The Saintess of the Light Church," Lucious replied with a smile. "Does that sound important enough?"

"The Light Church has a saintess?" Iliyana asked, surprised.