"Please follow me, the council has long awaited your awakening," Shaviki continued in a polite tone before turning to one of the guards.
"Somebody inform our lord that Havon has awoken. I will lead him to the council room," Shaviki ordered. "Alone," he added once he noticed that some of the guards had remained behind.
~So he's made himself my hostage to keep me calm?~ Lucius thought to himself as Shaviki gestured for him to follow. ~These creatures truly are at a higher tier than my children.~
"You said that one of my children needed intensive healing? Describe them... and how bad is it?" Lucius asked as Shaviki led him down the cave-like hallways.
Though initially he had thought that these were just rough, ugly-looking walls, he now realized that they were lined with gleaming minerals. As if someone has sprinkled diamond dust all along their perimeter.
