Shadow City, Fifth Divine Guards Office.
A Divine Guard hurried into the room where Avery handled official business, his face full of panic. He immediately knelt and bowed, blurting out, "M-my lord... something has happened!"
Without raising his head, Avery gave a quiet grunt and continued reviewing the document in his hands. "What is it?" he asked mildly.
"Young Master Ketch and Miss Eve, the two of them..." The Divine Guard stumbled over his words, seemingly afraid to continue.
Frowning, Avery set down the document and snorted. "Have those two caused trouble again? Who did they offend this time? Not the Saint Family again?" Avery asked, assuming he knew what had happened, thoroughly annoyed.
"N-no." The Divine Guard shook his head.
Visibly relieved, Avery let out a soft breath and muttered to himself, "Good. As long as it isn't the Saint Family, it isn't anything serious. Andrei had a serious talk with me last time. If those two bastards Ketch and Eve offended the Saint Family again, it really would be difficult to handle."
"N-no, the young master and young lady didn't offend anyone. They... in Haisel, someone... someone..." The Divine Guard found those words so difficult to say that he could never quite muster the courage to speak them aloud before Avery.
"Someone did what? Did a local family beat them? Hmph, Haisel Fortress belongs to our Rivers Family. Would anyone really dare?!" Avery snorted coldly.
"No... the young master and young lady were... were killed in Haisel Fortress!" The Divine Guard gritted his teeth and finally forced himself to reveal the truth of their deaths.
Avery suddenly froze, his eyes blank. For a moment, he seemed unable to absorb the terrible news.
After a long while, Avery seized the Divine Guard by the neck and hauled him