From the Screaming Forest, looking into the distance, one could faintly discern that the battle within the city still waged on.
With the massive departure of Supreme Order Divine Society members, the remaining Deep Blue Castle Wizards found it becoming increasingly difficult to suppress the Revenge Alliance Wizards besieging the city. What had been an advantageous situation was slowly being turned around by Revenge Alliance Wizards, who were now locked in an intense melee.
Nearby, Franklin floated in the air, still incessantly talking to Richard, who stood on the ground listening silently without uttering a word.
As he spoke, Franklin sensed the atmosphere becoming subtly charged and abruptly stopped talking, closing his mouth and silently staring at Richard.
This heightened the tension.
In the sky, the many members of the Supreme Order Divine Society and Richard, standing on the ground, were enveloped in an air filled with a myriad of emotions.
