His smile widened as he revealed his actual demand.
"Simply kill your niece, hand over your daughter to me, and leave the Mystic Realm. After that, don't even think about revealing anything you've seen here to the outside world. We have no intention of allowing these matters to become public knowledge, so you'll keep everything a secret."
The moment those words left his mouth, the atmosphere grew noticeably colder.
Axel's expression changed, and his hands curled into fists.
The elder had not only demanded that he surrender his daughter but had also ordered him to kill his own niece, as though the lives of the people he loved were nothing more than bargaining chips.
Meanwhile, Lucian remained unusually quiet.
He had been carefully observing the surroundings.
He couldn't overpower the man through brute force, so he needed to find another way to deal with him.
His gaze gradually shifted toward the bells hanging from the elder's crimson robe.
