"We're back…" Penny trailed off as she saw everyone seated around the table. She pursed her lips when she noticed them glancing in their direction.
Hugo, standing behind her, huffed quietly as they both walked in.
"We managed to defend the territory, but we've suffered significant losses. We're still checking who was taken with them. Madam is one for sure, Miss Kiara, and Henrik's son," Pika continued reporting what had happened at the Order. "Sir Allen and Sybil are also missing, so we're assuming they were taken as well."
According to Pika, an anesthetic smoke had spread throughout the Order that night. It wasn't instantaneous, so no one noticed it immediately. Its effects were subtle at first — nothing more than drowsiness or sluggishness. But it weakened their forces by half.
Fortunately, some realized what was happening before they fully fell into the trap.
