Chapter 44 – Eternal Night (Part 1)
"E-Excuse me?"
It took Herman a few seconds to process the words that had just been spoken. His eyes went wide, his lips parting before he blurted out, his expression stunned beyond belief. The change was almost comical with how slow it was.
"You heard me," Sommeil said with an almost childish grin, as though he were suggesting something lighthearted and harmless. "I want this city to join our great clan."
The words fell into the air like stones dropped into still water, rippling through everyone who stood there. Silence followed. Every soldier, every survivor, even Evelyn and Lune—each stared at him as if their minds had simply short-circuited.
No one had expected such a thing. Shelter, perhaps. Food, supplies, maybe even an oath of temporary cooperation—those were reasonable requests. But this? This was a demand that not even the wildest imagination could have conjured.
