The light was dim and the room seemed stuffy, the Duke was sweating, he got up and opened one of the windows.
"Sorry about that, I've run out of mana from the cooling stones," he said, returning to one of the sofas in the room. Lucian was on another sofa facing the Duke, the meeting was supposed to be lighter so he chose to be closer to the people.
"All right, don't worry about it."
"I'll be brief, I see your son is talented, I've tested his invention and it's really fantastic. So..." he paused. "I think you might want to back out, I won't object to that, so I ask you to decide calmly."
"Refuse?"
"Am I wrong?" he sat down.
"A little, I understand that he's talented and strong, but I see no reason to back down. Even knowing the risks if it all goes wrong."
"So I can count on your army?"
"Yes."
In the ballroom Kaly and Darius were talking to Shiva, he looked different, he was clean and tidy.
