Chapter 400: Sabina, The Mother Elect
The walk back from the throne room was a solemn affair. Stryg had always wanted to visit the throne room, to see the Lunar Elect face-to-face. Now he thought he would be quite happy to never return.
The tall castle walls and looming pillars no longer seemed majestic and only made him feel as if he was in a cage, unable to escape the judgment of the Lunar Elect.
Virella broke the silence with a sigh of relief. “Overall, I think it went well.”
“Really? That’s what you call us almost dying?” Jahn asked with a frown.
“I wouldn’t have let them kill my friends,” Virella said resolutely.
“There wasn’t much you could have done to stop Arden,” Jahn smiled wryly. “Once he sets his mind to something, not even the Shaman-Elect can stop the Guardian of the Sylvan.”
The strongest of the Sylvan, Stryg ruminated. He had only clashed against Arden briefly, but he had been completely overwhelmed.
Stryg thought he had grown strong after all the hardships he had endured the last few years. He had fought against several powerful mages in the Great Cities Tourney and had come out victorious. And yet all those experiences and training meant very little against Arden’s overwhelming power.
The heights of true power were taller than he had ever realized.