Sebastian looked genuinely perplexed.
Thrain observed him for a while, then spoke.
"I deduce that he was knocked out before the fight even began since the enemy was well aware of how this ability could turn the tide of the battle." Thrain continued.
In the wake of the attack, the Praesagius and the Brotherhood had lost numerous guards, but some people like Darius had survived.
" The only plausible explanation I can think of is that there's a mole, a traitor in our midst,"
Thrain spoke nonchalantly, almost like he was discussing the weather, but the change in the atmosphere within the chamber was palpable.
The ramifications of such a thing were simply too frightening and unsettling. The Praesagius had numerous secrets that, in the wrong hands, could cause catastrophic damage.
" Well," Sebastian spoke quietly, " if that's the case, then why don't we have Victoria go through our heads? Surely nothing can be hidden that way."
Victoria nodded in agreement.
