The air in the communal house was thick and tense from the moment Rhea pushed me inside. My heart was pounding, not just from the hurried walk from the alley, but because of what I was about to face. My mind raced, searching for a way out of this without Ezra deciding to strangle me on the spot. Meanwhile, Eva was unusually calm, though that didn’t help much.
"Nice show you put on, human," Eva remarked sarcastically in my mind. "What's next? Convincing them you're a lost noble seeking redemption? Oh, wait, you've already done that."
I ignored Eva as Rhea shoved me forward, leading me into a spacious room where the group seemed to have gathered. The walls were adorned with shields and hunting trophies, and at the back, seated on what looked more like an improvised throne, was Ezra.
Ezra
