"Alexey! Alisa!"
In the dead of night, the Duke of Ivanovich rode his horse at top speed back to the suburban estate. He rushed into the villa, pushing open the doors to his wife and son's rooms, only to find them empty.
Not only were his wife and children not in their rooms, the entire villa was deserted. The butler, the maids... it was as if they had vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.
"My lord..." A guard approached, head bowed, and said, "A group of Friars from the Church of Wisdom has taken the lady and the young master... We couldn't stop them..."
How could ordinary guards without any supernatural powers possibly stand against the Friars from the Church of Wisdom?
The Duke of Ivanovich knew this was impossible, and he had no mood to blame the guards. After confirming that his wife and children had been taken away by the Church of Wisdom, he remounted his horse, and sped towards the farmstead known as the Red House.
