"Did he really beg you for mercy the moment you met?" Velin asked again.
"I have other things to attend to."
With that, Duke Moravia turned and left the Demiplane.
After watching his grandfather leave, Velin turned to Kyle and said, "Go test him first. Tell him the God of War Church is willing to trade a Divine Artifact for him and wants us to hand him over."
"Yes, my lord."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kyle flickered and vanished from the spot.
On the plain, the white-haired young man saw a human silhouette fall across the chessboard. He looked up to find a blond young man standing before him, yet his senses detected no trace of the visitor.
"My lord."
Watching the white-haired young man rise and bow without hesitation, Kyle said calmly, "The God of War Church is willing to trade a Divine Artifact for you. What price can you offer?"
The white-haired young man wondered inwardly at those words. He had felt no pang of alarm, which meant the other man must be testing him.
Unless he was mistaken, someone was probably watching his every move from a distance right now.
He glanced left. Apart from a few birds, there were no living creatures there, yet he was certain someone stood in that direction.
On the hill, Velin sensed that thoughtful gaze and knew he had been discovered.
"I've found a real treasure."
"If you won't speak, I'll take that as permission to send you to the War Church."
Still no pang of alarm. The other man was still lying to him.
"My lord, that other lord sent you to test me, didn't he?"
Kyle gave the white-haired young man a long look, then said, "I'm going to kill you."
The law issued a warning. The