"Death?"
This was the first time Alex had heard about death without it being in relation to him. Every time the topic was brought up, it was either because he had asked about it, or someone commented on it upon seeing his skin.
"Yes, Death. They are saying that she appeared around Fangmi's ceremony out of nowhere and carved through everyone without care. Of the nearly 100 people that had gone to the ceremony, only 15 returned, mostly injured."
Alex was stunned upon hearing that information. It wasn't just him either. The guards around his prison were also hearing this news for the first time, so each one of them reacted in their own way, some trembling at the news, some quickly praying.
"Then… I imagine that you're not going to be marrying anyone for now," Alex said. "That's good news."
"It really is. It's such good news," Xichen said, her smile wider than ever.
