Lord Lien demanded that Essier Nathan Royce be returned to the castle. I can imagine how the incubus got excited when the arb trees did not let him through. I saw it myself from the window. As soon as Royce crossed the bridge, the living wall closed in front of him. In the office, the incubus appeared a few minutes later and smiled so broadly and brazenly that it became envious. I myself could no longer smile, and any attempt was like a newly acquired nervous tic, because I was clearly aware that the commander-in-chief was up to no good.

And I was not mistaken.

— Adept Lasart, is everything...