Before we knew it, the sun had long since set behind the western mountains, disappearing beyond the black spires that housed the Royal Palace.
Standing in the shadows, all four of us could do was stare at the tall towers and occasional buildings rising alongside them within the Starfall Estate, waiting for Ilya to appear.
The Starfall Estate hosted five families that governed the cathedrals and orphanages of SBV.
SBV was a corporation more than an organization, it appeared independent from any single family, running on aid and funds from the government, nobles, and merchants. But deep down, it was a known fact, one deliberately not hidden, that SBV was run by five families in secret.
And as if to flaunt it openly, the main branch of SBV, the Starfall Enclave, hosted the important branches of those five families inside its walls.
It was a testament to their unquestionable monopolization.
