Reidar heard footsteps.
The sound was faint at first, muffled by the walls of the basement, but it was getting closer, coming from the corridor outside the chamber—the same corridor he'd just walked through to reach the room.
His Sky-Hunters had detected nothing, and the palace was supposed to be empty, yet something was there. Reidar's hands went to his wand.
He reached into his mana and activated a skill.
[Skill Activated: Summon Shadow Sovereigns]
The Shadow Sovereigns materialized around him—five of them appeared first, then his perks kicked in. Boundless Legion doubled the count, bringing the total to ten Shadow Sovereigns standing in a loose circle around him.
