The news that Her Majesty the Queen had fallen into a coma soon reached Round Table Hall.
Round Table Hall suspended its meetings, and nearly all the ministers remained at home. The Grand Guardian returned at the last possible moment, and the Eye of Avalon was activated around the clock, overlooking the entirety of Glass Island. The Glass Staircase Newspaper also stopped publishing controversial news.
The storm was coming.
A strange solemnity and silence descended over all of Avalon.
At this critical juncture, no one dared make the slightest attempt at prying.
And that gave Iver room to act.
At nine the next morning, Captain Camus arrived at Moriarty Manor on time, still unaware of what had happened.
Edward could not possibly wait at home every day—he was an extremely busy man to begin with, and with things reaching a critical stage, he was busier than ever. Thus, Iver was the only one there to receive him.
Since this matter involved confidential information, Iver did not want to cause Lily trouble, nor did he want any unexpected variables. Therefore, he had not brought Lily along this time.
This caused Iver's shadow to ripple. With a little attention, one would notice that whenever Iver walked, his shadow leaped like a flame.
After all, Iver's Shadow Affinity had not yet reached the Third Level, so he could not perfectly contain the Shadow Demon. He usually had Lily keep it for him. Now that the Shadow Demon had grown somewhat stronger after undergoing the Shepherding Method, its presence had also become more pronounced. Even Captain Camus noticed Iver's shadow.
He seemed to want to say something, but stopped himself.
However, after glancing at Iver's stern expression, he tactfully swallowed the question he had not yet voiced.
*He has gotten himself into such enormous