Gloria lowered her arms, making her scars more visible. The Goddess of Ambrosia, the Bear of the Winter Wolf, the one who brought despair as she walked was now here, more vulnerable than ever with proof of weakness etched on her for all to see.
She gave Agiel a murderous look, then met Freya's gaze again.
"So that's why you're here? To make fun of me? Yes, I lost something, and my patience is part of it. This is your last warning, leave!"
Freya was in deep confusion, how could anyone be reduced to this? She had literally become a caged beast after her fight, and that simple image triggered a response from Iris.
"Time is another ally of Greed...and the longer a fight lasts, the more power it steals...Thomas was also weakened after their first battle."
Freya turned to the maids, they were standing guard but there was no hostility among the young duchess.
