After Veronica dropped from the ceiling of the room, two daggers drove straight through Lucian and Daniel's backs and into their hearts.
The strike was so clean and sudden that neither of them managed to fully turn around before receiving it.
"W-what…" Lucian tried to speak as the strength immediately drained from his body. His knees gave out and he collapsed onto the floor, his gaze unfocused, still unable to understand why Veronica had attacked at that exact moment.
"I imagine you didn't know about us. You don't know our behaviors or our habits. Hell, you don't even know our abilities," the blonde said as she stood up from her seat and approached Lucian.
"You see… pointy-ears, the real pointy-ears would never think about calling a Healer for me, so well… it was a good game," Ebony said with a satisfied smile. Her expression was cold, but there was a spark of mockery in her eyes that made it clear she had already suspected something.
