"Are you… crazy?"
This seemed to be the second time Ward had blurted out this sentence today.
However, before he could finish speaking, two sharp whooshing sounds brushed past his ears.
Remides's movements were so fast that Ward couldn't catch up to her with his naked eye. By the time he came back to his senses, two arrows were missing from the quiver hanging at her waist.
As for the Phoenix Guard nailed to the wall, he had already stopped breathing.
"Even if you agree with my suggestion, aren't you being a little too decisive?" Ward asked carefully.
Without a word, she shot the praetorian who had served her for decades without any emotion on her face. Ward gained a deeper understanding of how much humanity this Shadow Queen had lost.
"It has nothing to do with your suggestion. They're being controlled," Remides replied simply.
