章節 227: Traces of Fate

"Activate the monolith."

Hearing the King order the five, Hex looked up bewildered. If this - whatever the King did with the prisoners - relied on an activated monolith, why had no one sensed it? 

The five took their place around the main monolith, forming a circle. The Refined Knight copied their moves around the secondary monoliths. All had a solemn look on their faces.

"What are you doing here?" 

The people on both sides of him asked the question simultaneously. The difference lay in the tone. Esmeralda hissed it at him, Briella's whispers seemed amused. 

Hex's eyes darted to the five people standing around the monolith he was chained to. Seeing none of them pay attention to him, he smiled warily. 

"Got caught up in a simple task." 

He didn't explain further. People often fill the gaps based on their experience and mindset.