Chapter 538 – Firewall Knight
"That the look you usually wear if you want to kill someone or bankrupt a lord," Corvus's voice came.
Lux didn't look up.
Didn't need to.
The shadow shifted behind the velvet couch as a slick ripple of mana bent space just slightly, and then the black bird emerged. Sleek feathers. Shining beak. He hopped once, talons clicking on the backrest before settling like he owned the place.
Corvus always did have a flair for the dramatic.
The room was quiet otherwise. Lullaby still asleep, breathing soft on his lap. Steam curling from his mostly forgotten coffee. His hologram screens flickering like high-speed ghost scrolls.
Lux didn't tilt his head. Didn't blink.
"Corvus," he said flatly. "What did you find?"
"Hmmm," the bird drawled, ruffling his wings. "Not much. You're welcome, by the way."
Lux exhaled through his nose.
Corvus took that as permission to go on.
"I found that lamia lover of yours," he said with gleeful venom.
Lux's fingers stilled.
