The grounds where the palace had once stood still felt wrong, even after weeks had passed.
Most of the rubble had already been removed by the Kingdom's teams, especially the bodies, dangerous artifacts, and remains of structures that could still collapse. Even so, the area remained covered in broken stones, shattered columns, pieces of twisted metal, and large sections where the ground itself had simply vanished along with the explosion.
Raven LeFay stood right in the center of the former estate.
She wore surprisingly simple clothes for someone who had been personally summoned by the King of the Vampires to investigate an attempted massacre. A dark dress, dust-resistant boots, and a short cloak fastened over her shoulders. Her hair moved occasionally with the wind passing through the ruins, but she seemed to be paying far more attention to the ground than to anything else.
A small black bat rested on her right shoulder.
