Vivian leaned forward slightly, her exhaustion forgotten.
"I thought the healer's skill made those protective spheres attached to you somehow... That you were just transporting them while she maintained the actual control."
'The Verratoux Imperial Family excels at mind-related skills.'
The thought cut through Damian's awareness.
'She understands better than anyone here how impossible what I did should be.'
Emmanuel Langsten spoke up next, his voice carrying confusion mixed with lingering fear.
"How were you able to kill Jonathan Thorne?"
His hands were clenched on the table in front of him, knuckles showing white.
"Especially since he turned out to have a contract with demons as well. The power boost from demonic transformation should have put him far beyond your capabilities."
He paused, swallowing hard.
"I'm still shocked about the entire demon situation, but setting that aside for the moment... How?"
