William's inquiry led to Floral plunging into a protracted silence. It was evident that she didn't wish to divulge anything about her past. At the very least, she didn't desire to discuss how she attained her current might.
However, judging from the empire envoys' demeanor towards her, this woman undoubtedly didn't rely on the Astral Laws to ascend to the Divine Realm. And now that the magic advancement system was monopolized by the Astral Council, there were only a few ways to achieve this—and they were more or less besmirched by taboos and peril.
William hesitated momentarily before exhaling.
"Reveal what you can without impeding the next phase of your objective. Frankly, I'm not intrigued in knowing anything else, but this concerns the survival of Ravenwood. If you care about Ravenwood so much, I don't believe you're the sort of person who can't grasp the magnitude of the situation, right?"
