"Just because a person in a position of power falls to madness or the frailty of the mind doesn't mean that the Gnawing Death has come for them," Nyrielle said with a light chuckle. "Philosar would like you to believe so," she added. "It enhances his mystique and aura of fear. My teacher often says that Philosar lies and boasts, taking credit even when he wasn't involved and denying blame when he was."
"No wonder a person like him is attuned to the rat," Ashlynn whispered, shivering in dread at the thought of someone with the power to gnaw away at a person's mind. Growing up in her father's manor, she'd spent most of her childhood immersed in books and studying with tutors. Her mind was the thing she prized the most. To know that someone could destroy it directly was one of the most terrifying things she'd ever heard.
