Rudy took a bite of his warm croissant and enjoyed the cheerful morning banter echoing across the dining hall. Suddenly, a crisp digital chime sounded from his earpiece before he could reach for a second pastry.
"Pardon the interruption, my Lord," Lu Bela reported seamlessly over the psychic link. "We have a situation at the southern perimeter. The celestial entity you dismantled has crawled up to the blue dome. He is requesting an audience and begging for asylum."
Rudy raised an eyebrow and washed down his food with a sip of coffee. He placed his mug on the oak table and stood up from his chair.
"Duty calls," Rudy told the girls with an amused smirk. "I will be right back."
He bypassed the castle corridors and teleported directly to the edge of the town. He stepped outside the impenetrable blue barrier to find Safalius kneeling in the ruined dirt. The former herald of the Divine Citadel looked absolutely pathetic.
