Omega's Rebirth-Chapter 731: Unannounced ()

Lord Mycroft strode down the hall, his brows furrowed slightly. "She did not leave any instructions? Or mention the reason for her unannounced arrival?" He asked his younger son, Damien who accompanied him.

Damien shook his head to indicate there was no such thing. "No, Her Grace did not indicate. Lord Xenon’s message only relayed that they would arrive at the landing platform within the hour."

"This... their sudden arrival begs concern. This could be about the Fae and the werewolf invaders, have the Scabbard Dragons on standby, we may be called to battle." Lord Mycroft said. "And where is Dante and Elle?" He added an afterthought.

"A few of the recently healed have had trouble readjusting after release from the infected zone. Estelle has been helping with that, she is out in the city with Dante. I have already sent a message and they will be heading back as we speak." Dante replied.

The two soon arrived at the landing platform and not a few moments later, the massive black scaled beast circled the sky above the landing platform and then slowly made its landing.

Nestled on its back was an expressionless Neveah. Her eyes were slightly narrowed in concentration and it seemed her mind was elsewhere.

"Your Grace, Lord Xenon." Lord Mycroft greeted, striding over. He lowered his head to a bow and Damien followed suit.

Neveah glanced over, she dismounted from Xenon’s back, leaping down to her feet and Xenon shifted in the same moment, now standing by Neveah’s side.

"Lord Mycroft. Young Lord Damien." Neveah returned the greeting, inclining her head slightly to return the gesture. "Forgive my unannounced arrival, but it was necessary and I will not be staying long. I must speak with Elle." Neveah said in a serious tone.

"Dante and Elle are out in the city but they will return shortly. I have cleared out the halls, we can talk more in my study." Lord Mycroft said, gesturing inside Scabbard Tower.

Neveah nodded and they headed into the tower, following Lord Mycroft to his study. Neveah glanced around, her brow quirked slightly.

There were books cluttered on his desk and the shelves were in disarray, seeming to have their own strange organization.

"Ummm... apologies for the mess." Lord Mycroft said sheepishly. "I tend to work better when I don’t have to worry about keeping everything in a designated location until the end of the day’s work."

"You have not changed even one bit, Mycroft." Xenon noted, shaking his head slightly.

"Here, sit. You need to save your strength." Xenon gestured for Neveah to take a seat.

Neveah complied, once she was seated, Lord Mycroft and Damien also took their seats across from her while Xenon learned against the shelf behind Neveah, crossing an arm over his chest.

"You must have heard that we have an unwelcomed presence flooding the stronghold." Neveah began.

"Indeed. The Scabbard Dragons are prepared to take on your orders, Your Grace. How may we contribute to the war effort?" Lord Mycroft asked dutifully.

"By my will alone, I would like Scabbard to remain uninvolved in this for as long as is possible. Your territory suffers greatly from the effect of the contagion and will need all the time and manpower it has to make a full comeback." Neveah said seriously. "For the time, Fort Inferno, Knight’s Den and Kezrar Dun are the only three fortresses who have reported sightings of intruders, which in itself is suspicious."

"There has been no confrontation yet, but it is unlikely that they have come just to exchange pleasantries. Imagor leads the war council, if he will have instructions for Scabbard in the coming days... I cannot say. But Scabbard is not a great distance from Fort Inferno, it is a good idea to be prepared." Neveah said to Lord Mycroft.

"I understand." Lord Mycroft said with a nod.

Before anything more could be said, the door came open and Dante and Estelle walked in.

"Veah!" Estelle exclaimed, hurrying over to Neveah. Neveah got up to her feet, smiling slightly as Estelle pulled her into a hug. "What brings you? You did not send me word." Estelle said. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"I had little time..." Neveah stepped away and passed a smile to Dante who returned it warmly.

"Lord Xenon." Dante and Estelle greeted in unison.

Xenon hummed in response. "Since Veah left Scabbard, there have been multiple attempts on her life, as such we have had to take measures. We cannot stay long."

Neveah nodded in agreement before she pulled out a scroll and glanced over at Lord Mycroft’s cluttered table.

Before Neveah could contemplate another option, the books on the table all floated up and began arranging themselves into the shelf without external influence.

The files, scrolls and letters followed suit until the table was completely cleared. The lock on the door clicked loud and clear and a thin golden barrier lined the walls of the study, serving as an added measure of privacy. Neveah blinked slightly in surprise.

"Your eyes..." Estelle whispered to Neveah.

"Right... that was me." Neveah murmured, it was still difficult for her to be accustomed to what she was capable of by a mere thought and she had begun to get used to Demevirld’s absence and the semblance of normalcy it brought.

’Well...you are welcome.’ Demevirld thought to Neveah, his tone begrudging.

Neveah rolled her eyes. "What I am about to show you is highly confidential and should never have left Keep grounds, but it was necessary. It is also something you all have reservations about but I will need you to look closely...Elle, this is important." Neveah said to Estelle.

Walking over to the table, Neveah spread the scroll out on it. "This is Asrig’s record of the challenge that was known to be the champions game. It is also the only record of the realm of forlorn beasts that could be of use to Fort Blazed." Neveah revealed.

The study fell silent and Lord Mycroft exchanged a glance with Dante.

"Elle, you and Dante bore witness to the sorcerer’s spell... watched the disappearance of Fort Blazed, I will need you to share with me all you can remember of that night... everything you witnessed and the exact words of the spell."