"What's an Angel Bloom?"
Rhia asked before feeling her mother grab her and pull her into a protective embrace. Her expression of fear mirrored the others who were present.
"A flower that releases a poisonous gas that is dangerous to demons. They are known to grow in the Empire of Celeste—the nation where Celestials live. Even before the war, we had a nasty relationship with them, which brings to question how he even got his hands on one. And why bring it here?"
The man didn't appear phased by the blade of the sword pressed against his neck. He placed his fingers on the blade and moved it away as if it were dirtying his clothes, bold enough to say-
"This is no laughing matter. The ones I assigned to retrieve my lovely sister-in-law's gift must have somehow gotten it mistaken. As if I would dare present such an atrocious gift!"