It was almost dawn by the time Horace finished dealing with Melissa, successfully sending her away in secret.
Such promptness would have been impossible if Horace hadn't arranged everything long ago, ever since discovering his disciple's true nature. However, he had done exactly that, and it was now time for the last step, the easiest one.
The crisis had brought most of the Pale Moon Sect's real forces away. Even the Sect Leader was gone, dealing with the fallout at the level only he could affect.
The political situation was far from stable or straightforward. It wasn't just about fending off a Demonic Sect. The Swallowing Forest Sect had lost two branching experts, which were far from meaningless, disrupting the power balance among the six neighboring Sects.
