Inside the sunroom of Rose Manor, Lina looked at the "stone" that had appeared on the altar, and joy immediately spread across her face.
Seeing this, Edessak guessed that there had to be good news. The faint hope in his heart rapidly grew, and he could not help asking, "Lina, what is this?"
"This is a Beyonder item bestowed by our Lord. It can lead us out of here." Lina praised Mr. Fool as she answered.
Just as Prince Edessak wanted to ask for more details, there came a knock at the door, followed by a deep voice: "Your Highness, I am William Sykes, the manor steward... May I come in?"
His wording seemed polite, but his tone carried an implication that could not be refused.
"Sykes... He was actually someone sent to lurk at my side..." Prince Edessak's expression turned ugly. After all, being betrayed by someone close to him was never pleasant.
However, Lina seemed to sense the danger. She quickly gathered the ritual materials, then grabbed Edessak's arm before the steward could break through the door.
At the same time, the dark cyan stone emitted a pale blue, illusory glow.
In an instant, Lina and Edessak turned transparent and vanished from where they stood.
After two or three breaths, they left Red Rose Manor and appeared in the basement of a manor on the outskirts of the North Borough.
This was the rendezvous point Lina had arranged with Shoko, as well as the Safe House they had chosen long ago: an abandoned manor that had changed hands several times due to haunting rumors.
On the other side, just before Lina activated Teleportation, Steward William Sykes had already sensed that something was wrong and broken through the door. Yet he was still a step too late, seeing only