"No," the cloaked figure shook his head in fear, his voice laced with hesitation. "Clan head, the assassination failed. The Gem Shroud Legion, except for one, and all the two hundred descendants of the forgotten clan are all dead."
An indescribable chill immediately gripped the room, sending shivers to all four corners.
'How did it fail?' Garnet's thoughts raced. Feeling a pair of eyes drilling into his skull, he did his best to maintain focus on the cloaked figure before him.
"Explain," Garnet asked with a heavy lump of rock in his throat.
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The Castle
Orion crunched down on a few fruits laid out on the table in front of him, waiting patiently in his room for someone to arrive and take him to the Garden so he could check on Saria.
A few minutes later, a knock resounded from the door.
"They're here," Orion muttered to himself as he ate the last piece of fruit and walked towards the door.
