In the northern lands, at the Tower of Frost.
"So..."
A man raised his hand beside the conference table: "Our Empress's fate is currently unknown?"
"She is undoubtedly doomed," someone sneered, "Her power will inevitably be reclaimed by the Source Flame."
"And then... was Lord Evora attacked by Her Majesty before she fled?"
"Yes."
"Is she also doomed?"
"That remains uncertain..." someone stroked their chin, "If Princess Evora can hold out until Her Majesty's power is reclaimed by the Source Flame, she might still be saved."
Among the seats, a young sorcerer scoffed: "Is there any difference between the Source Flame to the Empress and the Empress to the Elder Princess? Both are certain death upon contact. I don't see anything worth discussing here."
"But no one has seen them both definitively dead. Do you want to be judged by the returning divine beings in a few years?"
