The garden of impossible fruits seemed to hold its breath as the last of the Dukes departed through their various methods…Duke Whisker simply ceasing to be present, Duke Pyralis leaving in a conflagration that somehow froze the air, and Duke Valen tapping his way through a door that hadn't existed until he needed it.
Now only Duke Gwendolyn remained, her stellar dark hair catching light that originated from the Wheels of Existence hanging overhead.
Her expression carried a type of particular calmness!
"It seems like you had something to say," she began, her voice maintaining that diplomatic steadiness that had served her through eons of maneuvering. "I did what I did for the sake of the Young Miss. To help her. To ensure she has everything she needs-"
"Yeah, yeah."
Noah's interruption cut through her justification with the casual dismissal of someone who simply didnt care!
His voice emerged coldly.
