Vale planted her right foot firmly, both as a means to display courage and as a way to kill her nerves.
"We can fight the winged creatures without casualties! We are able to kill dozens, no – even hundreds of them all at once!"
A commotion erupted in the Grand Castle.
Not a single soul could believe what their ears heard.
The roars of the Slayers grew louder and louder as each minute passed.
Emperor Nicholas had to step in and calm them all down.
"Silence! Let the Specter finish disclosing this important piece of information!"
The noises had subsided after the Emperor's intervention.
Vale Ashford remembered her fallen comrade, Dunham, and how much he and every other Slayer sacrificed just to get this information back to Niflheim.
She also heard about the Tragedy of the Outer Gates from another Slayer before the meeting started.
Children.
