Inside a secret, heavily guarded chamber within the White Lotus Sanctuary, the atmosphere was thick with tension and displeasure.
"This is so disappointing, Vireon. How could you let that boy get kidnapped under your watch?" Patriarch Dimidium's voice rose to a high pitch, disappointment written all over his face.
The handsome young man with heroic features, Vireon, lowered his head in shame.
"I am deeply ashamed, Patriarch. But it was Lilith who personally came to kidnap him. I was powerless to do anything against the Saintess of Darkness."
A Supreme Elder, a man with centuries of authority, shrugged off the panic.
"Dimidium, there is no need for you to be so hard on him. I am sure she will obediently bring him back before the Seven Saintesses Competition. Her mother, Matriarch Arachne, wouldn't dare to break the treaty so easily."
Dimidium looked unconvinced.
