William sat on the chair at the center of the main room, which was the same heavy-backed seat Grimlock had once occupied when this place still belonged to the cult.
His posture was relaxed, and one leg was crossed casually over the other over the wide table before him.
In front of him, four figures stood in a straight line.
Grimlock, Barash, Benson, and one newly enslaved cultist who had been caught by Benson and Barash.
They kept their heads lowered in front of him. None of them dared to speak unless spoken to or even shift their posture.
In William's hand rested a glass capsule no longer than his palm, sealed tightly at both ends with metallic clasps etched with runes meant to prevent leakage or reaction.
Inside the capsule, a cyan-colored fluid was filled.
It glowed and was translucent. It did not swirl or respond to movement when William tilted the capsule slightly.
It was the Veil essence.
