Meanwhile, the fighting in the great hall halted as the light within Aries grew brighter and blinding. Those people on her side, especially Conan and Dexter, held their breaths. Fabian partially opened his eyes. Miguel and the rest of the Raven also held their breaths, not knowing if this ceremony would result in their favor or not.
"Your Majesty…" Suzanne managed to drag herself to the corner, shielding her eyes with the back of her hand. "... is this what you truly want?"
At this point, no one knew what Aries's real motive was. Some of them were tasked with sabotaging the ceremony while others, like Fabian, were asked to stall Aries sometime. Thus, the confusion. They didn't truly know what Aries wanted with the divided task and secrecy in the entirety of their plan.
