"That man should have never been released in the first place!" Melissa complained, clearly unable to hold back anymore. Her voice was filled with anger.
"What were the guards in the capital even doing?! Someone like that should have been dealt with properly."
She looked at Eleanor again and her gaze softened. "But it's alright now. Lord Reinhardt and I am here. We won't let anything happen to you again."
Eleanor nodded in relief, fear dissipating from her person.
After making sure Eleanor had calmed down, Reinhardt quietly left the room.
The warmth expression on his face slowly faded, returning to its usual calm. But there was a faint chill behind his eyes today.
As he walked down the corridor toward his office, he suddenly spoke to no one.
"Karina".
Hearing his command, the shadow beneath his feet rippled. Then like a living thing, it moved away from the his feet and slipped into the darkness disappearing somewhere.
