The guards of Black Stone City saw a sudden blur before their eyes. Their Lord appeared in the center of the square out of thin air, as if he had squeezed himself out of the very atmosphere.
Before they could bow, Raylo's figure disappeared once again.
Alchemy Workshop.
The place was filled with the strange, mixed odor of sulfur, mercury, and various unknown Magic Potions.
In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, Austin Sage was holding a test tube up to the sunlight to examine it. Hearing the spatial fluctuations behind him, he didn't even turn his head.
"You brat, you finally decided to show up."
