On the parchment was a symbol that involuntarily caused everyone in the room to shiver. As soon as Reyes dropped it, the temperature plummeted even further, turning the room freezing cold. The silence was suffocating as everyone's gaze lingered on the ominous symbol, one that belonged to one of the most powerful factions in the human domain.
The symbol itself was dark and twisted, jagged lines forming curves that seemed to writhe on the paper. At its center was a single eye with a black pupil that absorbed the light around it. Below the eye, in elegant script, were the letters **Lich Court—LC**.
Captain Bofan's gaze lingered longest on the symbol. His eyes flashed with realization before he turned toward Reyes.
"A part of me always knew you people wouldn't kill a store owner for no reason," he stated flatly. "So it was their doing."
