Nikolai felt uneasy as he paced back and forth. Since he was unable to get inside the Amaranth Palace, he was effectively blind even as this whole situation about Mineah and black magic slowly unraveled in real time. It was only a good thing Nik was there to be his eyes and ears, enabling him to see just how exactly things were being handled.
[How are things over there?] he asked Nik as he let out a grunt of worry and anxiety.
[Master is doing her best to keep the situation from slipping away from her control,] Nik reported without so much as a hint of its usual cocky attitude. [Rosela is being problematic, but Master is handling the situation.]
