Sensing Jayden's gaze on them, they all bowed. Then the three assassins returned to Jayden's shadow while Viser stood some distance away since he liked to stay alone.
"So, darling, what happened to Xerome? Hecate told us what had happened; is he fine?" Sasha asked, as worried expressions appeared on the faces of all of them.
"Xerome, he..." While speaking, Jayden paused for a moment, then he sighed and spoke:
"It was the Beast King, Malgor, who was disguising himself as Xerome, as you all must have heard. So after he went away from here, I went to the..."
Then Jayden explained everything that happened, omitting a few unnecessary parts, and the more they listened, the angrier and more upset their expressions became. They were all filled with rage and sadness at the same time.
"So where is he now? He is fine, right?" Sophie spoke.
"Yes, well, he looks more than just fine," Jayden spoke as he pointed.
