At first, Ray thought Sylas was joking. But no matter how she looked at it, the elixir in the glass vial was genuine. The deep blue color, the subtle radiance, even the glass bottle itself—all exactly as she had seen the day before.
"Why…?"
Following her shock came a flood of questions. Why was he giving this to her? How did he know she wanted it? And why now, without any price attached? Ray's thoughts were a whirlwind, but Sylas only chuckled slightly before answering.
"If you're wondering how I knew you wanted that," he began, "it's simple. Just take a look around at the current situation in this house."
Ray stared at him, confused.
"No one's coming to see me, not even Ulrich. It's only natural. After all that commotion, who would dare approach any of us involved?" he explained.
