Chapter 701: The Circle in the Shadows
Tobias's eyes remained wide for a moment longer, as if he was still processing whatever had surfaced in his mind. The room waited, the silence stretching until finally he spoke.
"I have met Selith before."
Sophia turned to look at him fully, as did everyone else in the room.
"I know the priestess," Tobias continued, his voice quieter now, more serious. "She is the one helping Victoria with her black magic. And yes, she is quite scary."
Ronan's eyes widened in realization. "The one you met when you went to the west?"
Tobias nodded. "Victoria brought me to her. Showed me off like a new toy. Selith studied me the way one might study something they wanted to take apart."
He paused, rubbing the back of his neck.
"I did not think of it before. Everything happened so fast—the escape, the poison, the journey back. But now…" He shook his head. "There is something bothering me."
Daniel leaned forward. "What is it?"
