Lucian's gaze stayed on Harold Belmont. As the human spoke to his wife, every mannerism and word that left his lips was the same. Yet the wounds inflicted upon him a few nights ago were gone. The longer the pureblooded vampire watched him, the less he understood.
Because dead people didn't come back.
"Contrary to what I came to hear, you seem to be in good health, Mr. Belmont," Minister Carnifex remarked after giving a quick sweep at the human. There had been information on how Lucian Slater had something to do with Harold Belmont's broken hands, but it didn't seem to be the case. It seemed that people were trying to actively null the treaty, thought the elder minister to himself.
"H—Harold has very good health," Mrs. Belmont uttered before her husband. "Why wouldn't he be in good health?" she laughed in the end.
"That's good to hear. It would have been a headache if it weren't so," Minister Carnifex murmured the last words under his breath.
