Chapter 250: A Small Favor
How had it come to this?
All I had to do was reach an agreement with him. That was the task I'd been given. I would approach him, explain that he had no reason to concern himself with our cult's affairs, and reach a compromise.
It was supposed to be easy.
After all, the Prince of the Void was at his weakest. He had lost almost everything in the war in the North. Despite his terrifying power, he was supposed to be someone who had failed to protect even the people he loved, his honor shattered and his heart broken.
Wouldn't someone like that be afraid of losing everything again?
Reminding him of that should have been enough.
But now I couldn't look away from the red eyes in front of me.
I didn't know when the hand holding my hair had let go. My body hadn't fallen. I could feel a floor beneath my feet, but when I looked down, there was only darkness.
My arms weren't chained.
And yet I couldn't move them.
