Celene swallowed her words so fast she nearly choked, her pale face turning an unsightly shade of green. Her eleven red tails wrapped so tightly around her body that she looked like a crumpled silk pillar.
She stumbled backward, her knees shaking as she finally stood aside, leaving the path to the inner court's lower structures completely wide open.
"Lead the way, old man," Hana said flatly. Though she could see the location through her system's guide, she can't exactly share her system map with them.
Lord Kaelen didn't answer. He strode forward with rigid, majestic steps, his white fur bristling with a dignity that made even the surrounding snow leopard archers uneasy.
The six red-tailed elders immediately scrambled off their granite platforms to follow behind their Sovereign, their arrogant expressions entirely replaced by a tense, nervous sweat.
