[Realm: Uhorus]
[Location: Verdantis]
[Capital City]
They had all stopped walking now.
The two groups met roughly halfway down the corridor, the distance between them gradually disappearing until neither side had any reason to continue forward, and for a brief moment, nobody spoke.
Percival stood at the forefront of the side, his hands folded neatly behind his back. His expression remained as composed as ever, something Alyssia had grown increasingly suspicious of. Across from him stood Lyra and Guinevere.
Lyra offered little more than a lazy nod of acknowledgement.
Guinevere, meanwhile, stared at Percival with all the warmth of a would-be executioner staring at their latest victim.
The difference in reaction was so severe that Alyssia almost laughed.
Beside her, Lucinda had clearly noticed it as well.
