Silence swallowed the Hall of Seals.
No one moved.
No one even dared to breathe.
Lucien stared at the armored king standing before him.
"...You're King Caelan?"
The ancient king nodded slowly.
"I was."
His voice carried centuries of exhaustion.
"I am now only the vessel that binds the Shadow Sovereign."
Oracle Selene shook her head in disbelief.
"But the...