"Who are you?" a guard questioned nervously when Timothy arrived with Jacob at the entrance.
Timothy hurried forward and explained, "A pleasure to meet you. I'm Timothy Johnston, the general of the Department of Justice, and I'm here to meet Mr. Maddox."
After carefully sizing the man up, the guard finally regained his poise and said, "So it's General Johnston. I'll report it right away."
As soon as his words fell, he strode off, leaving Jacob and Timothy waiting outside.
Meanwhile, Garrett and Bowen were in the living room, and opposite them was a man in his fifties, who had a square-ish face and a burly physique.
That middle-aged man had a dignified and authoritative presence, possibly explaining why even Calitcon's wealthy businessman, Garrett, and best mage, Bowen, would behave so respectfully before him.
