Jack kept his gaze on the serpentine woman, electricity still faintly humming across his skin like a barely restrained aura.
"What would the Patriarch want with me?" he asked flatly.
Melania's smile didn't falter. Not even a flicker of uncertainty crossed her features.
"Only the Patriarch knows that."
Her answer was as evasive as it was useless.
But some opportunities demanded risk.
After all, power rarely knocked twice.
[New Quest Available]
[Forgotten Castle: Enter Malakai's Castle]
[Warning: Quest difficulty unknown]
Jack ignored the system ping and forced a casual shrug. The notification could wait.
"I was just hunting," he said, careful not to mention leveling or the strategic value of death tokens his system offered him. "Looking for a challenge."
Melania's emerald eyes gleamed with something that might have been amusement.
Or hunger.
