Daan fell silent.
He closed his eyes, but soon opened them again, as if deliberately avoiding sinking into some emotion.
Taking the ring, Daan studied it for a while, then waved a hand. "Go and rest."
"Yes, Regiment Commander."
Kallen left the command tent. The meticulous "testimony" he had prepared had found no use at all. Daan had not asked a single question.
The wind outside brushed his face, and Kallen could not help taking a deep breath. He knew that the moment he walked out of the command tent, this matter was over. This was a secret mission. He did not have to write any mission report, and there would not even be any written record.
On second thought, though, all of this seemed perfectly normal. Regiment Commander Daan did not know that Molindi had seized control of the Imprisonment Formation, so as far as he was concerned, their operation had consisted of wearing her down hard with the Imprisonment Formation before going down to finish her off.
There had been one variable. Barring anything unexpected, the skeleton's intervention must have allowed Molindi to gain control of the Imprisonment Formation.
On this visit to the Cavern Order God Church, he had obtained the Bone Dragon he wanted and completed the secret mission. Although both outcomes were good, that skeleton had caused far too many complications.
Kallen pressed his lips together.
"Just wait. Once I get back, I'll drag you out."
Daan activated the Communication Magic Formation inside the command tent. After a wait, High Priest Norton's illusory figure appeared at its center.
Daan left his seat, dropped to one knee, and reported:
"Molindi is dead."
"Mm."
Daan raised the ring, and the High Priest's gaze settled on it.
After a long while, the High Priest asked, "What did