The vehicle hummed to life, its ethereal glow reflecting off the palace gates as it rolled forward. Asher leaned back with a scoff, arms folded.
"So… why don't you drop the act and tell us why you personally insisted on taking me back to Eldoria?"
The Duke sat poised, unbothered, eyes fixed ahead as his driver steered them out of the palace estate.
"I simply wanted to ask about what you saw… monsters." He waved lazily out the window to the women blowing kisses his way.
Asher's brows furrowed. "Monsters?"
"Yes. The ones you claim to have seen at Yolie's estate."
"I thought no one believed me," Asher muttered as the phantom chariot picked up speed, racing down the main road toward the Zephandrian gates.
"I do believe you," the Duke replied softly. He glanced back briefly, catching Sharon's fiery glare before ignoring her and focusing on Asher again. "But belief aside… I have a question you might find interesting."
"A question?" Asher tilted his head. "Go on."
