Chapter 549 - Artistic Eccentricity

The scene in front of Ludwig revealed itself fully. And it was the same scene that caused his heart to roil, even though the pendant tried desperately to calm it down. It still struggled to stop it from shuddering at the scene. Cold moved along his ribs like a thin wet thread, while heat from the braziers and the breath of the cavern pressed against his face. He let the cool of the amulet settle in his throat, let it spread along the collarbone and pool there, yet the sight would not soften. The mind steadied, the body remembered its training, and still a pressure gathered behind the eyes as if the skull wished to close.