31. Author's pov For a long while, Elder Cole sat in the chair he was tied to without moving. He seemed still and restless at the same time but he was only waiting for Valkyrie to pop out of nowhere before his plan got dented. After waiting for a while, the old man realized that Valkyrie didn't seem to be anywhere around the basement. “I have to be patient. I can't trust that bastard for nothing. He might as well be baiting me right now.” The old man whispered, whilst listening closely for footsteps sounds. It took a really long time for him to be convinced that Valkyrie wasn't hiding someone waiting to pounce on him and the minute he got the conviction that no one was around, he started working his way around the rope used to tie his arm. He worked his way slowly around loosening

