The Lioness's Resolve
Then she finally spoke.
"I have heard about everything you've done while I was asleep."
There wasn't the slightest exaggeration in her tone.
Only honesty.
"I am grateful that you saved Fantom City."
Victor shrugged.
"It needed saving."
She continued as though he hadn't interrupted.
"I am also grateful that you found and rescued the Prince of Skyfall."
A faint crease appeared between her brows.
"Even I never realized..."
"...that the prince had become the Ox King."
Victor scratched the side of his face.
"I suppose life likes surprising people."
Another silence settled between them.
Victor tilted his head slightly.
"So..."
"Is that all?"
"Did you come all the way here just to thank me?"
For the first time...
The calm air around Isabella shifted.
An immense surge of mana erupted from her body.
Boom!
The earth beneath her feet trembled.
The surrounding trees bent beneath the invisible pressure.
Birds scattered into the evening sky.
