A snow-white raven flew through the open window and perched onto Marius's arm. He brought the raven close as it began to whisper into his ear. After receiving the message, Marius whispered back.
Moments later, Marius let the white-feathered raven fly off into the open sky. With the message he had received, he made his way through the countless corridors of the castle until he came to Dante's office.
The guards at the door immediately let him. Marius entered the room carefully, hoping not to raise the attention of those who were in it. Dante was seated behind his work desk, reading a stack of documents before him while two other men stood before him.
They paid Marius no mind when he entered, continuing their conversation as per normal. Dante finished up the paperwork before him and handed it to the two men.
"Will we be expecting your presence at the afternoon council meeting today, your majesty?" one of them spoke in a deep guttural voice.
