The Son His Mother Worried Would Be Bullied Outside Had Already Begun Living Like Nobility

The son his mother worried would be bullied outside had already begun living like nobility.

Medivh was visibly doing quite well in the Shadowlands.

Though his immortal soul had now assumed the most orthodox lich form, with secret-method bones tempered from Maldraxxus frost essence forming a grim skeletal body, while golden soul chains bound his spirit within those bones.

But to powerful liches, those chains were less restraints than ornaments displaying their immense power.

As the "Lich Baron" of the Ritual Court, Medivh ranked only beneath the powerful and noble Margrave Sin'dane. Even in Maldraxxus, that "war-torn land" filled with ambition and conflict, Medivh had become a true member of the elite.

Like the other liches, he wore a mysterious, imposing spell-crown and adorned his skeletal body in an extravagant purple lich robe. The robe was covered in sash-like runic markings depicting the majesty of death, while its hem was divided into four highly ceremonial "skirts."

As Medivh floated forward, that magnificent yet eerie attire lent him an additional air of deathly authority.

At this moment, he led the elite liches of the Ritual Court as they followed their leader, Margrave Sin'dane, to the brokers' Floating City, a place reeking of money and desire. They had clearly come for Primus's Sigil.

As the Primus's direct subordinates, the five great courts of Maldraxxus, each commanding different powers of war, had surely sensed the appearance of Primus's Sigil. Yet after the Primus vanished, the five courts had been openly and secretly struggling against one another. These liches clearly had no intention of sharing the glory of this secret with the other courts.

At Diakum's invitation, the noble and formidable Margrave Sin'dane brought her capable subordinates into the private chamber the brokers had prepared for them, intending to be the first to receive