Through the long corridor, Laud's mood plummeted to the valley floor, as his prior plans had been utterly disrupted.
Lord Lynn probably didn't want to startle the snake by hitting the grass, or perhaps he had new ideas, but now it was no easy task for Laud alone to deal with William.
Fortunately, the ring didn't cease to function once it left his possession, Laud could only hope that Lord Lynn would find an opportunity to deal with the trouble there and come to his rescue.
Now all he could do was to delay as much as possible and then play it by ear!
"This is the place!" Kodi led Laud to the right side of the fortress, where the heavy stone door slowly opened.
Kodi stayed outside, Laud stepped in, and the heavy stone door behind him immediately closed. Inside was a grand hall, lavishly decorated with priceless murals on the walls and thick red carpets on the floor, filled with opulence and the air of nobility.
