Shadows Of Ambition -ch.3.1- By Abyssgames Instant

Choose your response:

"Ah, Elian, Kael," a smooth voice said. "I see you've decided to take me up on my offer."

The guards eyed us warily, their hands resting on the hilts of their swords. "State your business," one of them growled.

"It's just...this city feels wrong," I said finally. "Like it's watching us, waiting for us to slip up." Shadows of Ambition -Ch.3.1- By AbyssGames

Kael snorted. "Tenebrous has that effect on people. It's a city built on secrets and lies. You get used to it."

"Advisor Lirien," Kael said, a hint of wariness in his voice. "We weren't expecting to see you here."

And I was willing to do whatever it took to bring down the Council. Choose your response: "Ah, Elian, Kael," a smooth

I exchanged a skeptical look with Kael. We'd heard rumors about Lirien's true loyalties, about the whispered deals she made in the dark of night. But we also knew that she held a key to the Council's inner workings.

"You're on edge, Elian," Kael said, his voice low and even. "What's bothering you?"

I hesitated, unsure of how to articulate the sense of unease that had been growing inside me. We'd been in Tenebrous for days now, searching for any hint of the artifact that would help us overthrow the tyrannical regime that had ruled our homeland for so long. But the longer we searched, the more I felt like we were getting nowhere. "It's just

Kael flashed a confident smile. "We're here to see Councilor Rykhard. We have an...appointment."

Lirien's eyes glinted with amusement. "Oh, I think we can come to a mutually beneficial arrangement. But first...let's take a little walk, shall we?"

"We need to get inside," Kael said, his eyes narrowed as he studied the guards patrolling the walls. "We can't keep searching the streets for a lead. It's time to take a risk."