Uphara commanded, looking at the two with her face devoid of any emotions. Her eyes seemed colder than ice while her facial muscles tightened. Her silence was speaking greater than her words.
Alastair and Cyrus glanced at each other before slowly going down on their knees. Kneeling, they peeked at the lady.
"Do you know why you are being summoned here at the first hour in the morning?" Uphara spoke, her voice sounding as stoic as ever.
"Yes, Your Majest-"
Before Cyrus could complete his words, a red flash illuminated the entire room, making everything go white. Alastair closed his eyes tightly, unable to handle the intensity of the light. Within a fraction of a second, a loud eardrum-splitting sound echoed with a boom before the light vanished and everything came to normal.
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