บท 714: Culprit [1]

Approximately fifty feet beneath the grand hall was a separate space. 

Typically, discussions between the parties would be held above the surface, in the main hall. Only rarely would the lower level ever be used.

...and when this occurred, it almost always indicated that something of an extremely grave nature had taken place.

The atmosphere of the bunker was cold and tense. Ten people surrounded a large oval-shaped table that was lit by a single spotlight that shone down on the table's center point. 

The tension in the room was almost palpable. 

Everyone's attention was directed toward a demon who was dressed in a long black robe and a hood and stood at the opposite end of the table.

He was, Prince Devot. The current Patriarch of the House of Envy. 

He silently surveyed the room with a look of contempt. As the others looked back at him expressionlessly.