"What…?" Conrad took a step back, suppressing the weakness that descended to his knees and the rumble of flames in his flame core. The temperature of the room rose by a few degrees.
The king nodded in understanding, letting the phoenix take in the information he'd just heard.
"That doesn't make any sense… Surely, there is a mistake, your Majesty. Shouldn't there be fires everywhere and nothing but death and destruction by now?" Conrad asked with balled fists. 'I should have had more time.'
"Hmm… There haven't been flying phoenixes in a while. So the environment is different from the way it was back then… so perhaps the awakening process has changed because of that.
From what I can tell, he's still disoriented… confused and figuring things out," the king replied in a thoughtful tone.
