The Iron Serpent, covered in armor, lay across the middle of the road, dividing the Demon Hunters wielding Nail Swords on one side and the Armors of Original Sin hidden in the rain on the other.
Lorenzo stood between them, his gaze sweeping back and forth until it landed on Arthur.
"The Queen's orders?"
Lorenzo had anticipated this but hadn't expected everything to happen so quickly; the Queen's orders would come at this moment.
"You've reached an agreement with the New Church Order? To carve up the benefits I hold?"
Lorenzo said calmly, but anyone could hear the latent fury beneath his voice, his hand gripping the Folding Blade turning white from exertion.
"So I hope to talk with you properly, after all, our previous cooperation was quite pleasant, wasn't it?" Arthur said. "The Purification Mechanism hasn't abandoned you; it's just..."
"Just orders from higher-ups, making it difficult for you?"
