Ellie woke up to find herself tied up in the meeting hall with the maids and some other people. "Maya," she said, trying to wake up the lady beside her. Maya also opened her eyes slowly before trying to move her strained neck, but she realized her hands and legs were tied. "What's going on? Why are we tied?" Maya asked, trying to remember what had happened. She saw how full they were in the room, and she guessed that the whole supreme must have been captured.

Ellie did not say anything. She was just looking at the men who were also tied. "The elders. They... weren't here before." She...