Chapter 201: What Rose Early
Black Moon Manor, The Great Hall,
Torug's POV,
The hall was completely quiet. Everyone sensed that something important was about to be said—and that they might not want to hear it.
I stood at the head of the long table, the notification's words still burning behind my eyes even now, hours after I'd first read them. I looked around at the faces gathered there - Nazu close at my right, Vaggi's weathered hands folded tight in her lap, Lovan hovering near the door with his usual nervous energy. Raz and Coyorn were standing shoulder to shoulder near the hearth, arms crossed in matching postures neither of them had likely noticed they'd copied from the other. The others were all seated silently.
"I need you all to understand something," I said. I wasn't sure how to explain this without mentioning the system but I felt I had to say something.
Nazu's eyes narrowed slightly.
