Byron crossed her long, straight legs at a casual angle, their curves breathtaking. One arm rested lazily on the throne's armrest, while her other hand lightly supported her chin. Even the rules could not touch her perfect jawline, making her already flawless beauty seem otherworldly.
Her posture was casual and relaxed, yet it did nothing to diminish her authority. Instead, it showed off her tall, exquisite figure and an unrivaled, almost bewitching allure.
Her strange, differently colored eyes rested calmly on Xilos, who stood alone on the platform, as though the distance between them did not exist.
Xilos held her breath. The flames in her crimson eyes grew dense, and she did not know how to answer Byron's question.
The inner hall fell silent.
After a few breaths, Byron's deep, magnetic voice sounded again. It seemed capable of shaking the rules themselves, crossing the distance to echo directly in the depths of Xilos's consciousness.
"You came to me alone. Aren't you afraid I'll strip the Flame of Continued Combustion from you, then imprison you and Shen Yi for eternity?"
"If you wanted to, Hall Master Byron, you wouldn't be telling me this now." Xilos's face remained expressionless, but she drew in her aura completely.
Before someone like Byron, any further attempt at concealment was meaningless.
At their first meeting, Byron had already seen the difference between the Authorities Xilos and Shen Yi carried. Now that they faced each other alone, Byron did not even need to pressure her. The power she naturally gave off was enough to make Xilos feel that she could not make an enemy of her.
"Oh?"
A trace of surprise flashed through Byron's eyes. She paused, the light in those strange eyes shifting slightly, then continued.
"Do you... know Enrosis?"
Xilos's crimson eyes narrowed sharply. The