Fallen Guest Empire (8)
The Awakened Ones had been quite cooperative. With a little help from circumstance, meeting a central figure like Lady Raven shouldn't have been too difficult.
But to Fu Qian, this sort of scene was still rather dull.
He had no interest in going through the motions with this band of rebels, enduring their scrutiny and tests, and eventually earning their approval.
This conversation needed to take place against a more heated backdrop, cutting through the red tape as much as possible.
At the same time, this was only one of the conversations Fu Qian was interested in.
If Mariana was right and nightmares naturally prevented people from "waking up," then what he was doing now ought to push things even further past the point of no return.
Let's see what makes you different.
"What did you do?"
Mariana asked in a low voice as she glanced around, looking a little tense.
Neither she nor her companions had much resistance to Clear Dream.
They had fallen into it in an instant, without even noticing the transition.
Her reaction was understandable, too. Fu Qian's earlier behavior had been mysterious and inscrutable, but he had also seemed to be teetering on the edge of a mental breakdown.
Everyone knew that crazy people were the scariest, especially in a situation like this.
And given his earlier, transformation-like declaration, it was hard to imagine there was anything he wouldn't do.
Fortunately, though, despite the suspense, nothing particularly unusual seemed to have happened.
"Had your fun? Mr. Gorimshaw?"
Mariana let out a quiet breath of relief. Her face turned cold, and she made no effort to hide her displeasure.
"I need to remind you that we don't have much time. We're at the top of this building, and it'll take