âYouâre saying the courthouse itself wasnât a target?â Alerik asked.
âNo, just what was in it,â Chloe said. âThe force of the blast was meant to do as much damage as possible, likely in an effort to mask its actual location. We all know it was planned as a way to frame the exiles, that hasnât been in doubt for a long time among more people than are willing to admit. But that wasnât the only reason, it couldnât have been. If it was, they wouldnât have gone after the soul processing Realms.â
Even Elaine sat up straight on that one. Just a few hours prior, they had both still been struggling with the reasons why those two Realms were chosen when they really had nothing whatsoever to do with the exiles.
âWhy not the Fifth Realm?â Elaine asked.
Alerikâs eyebrow jerked up. âSeriously?â
Elaine rolled her eyes. âNox.â Nothing more needed to be said. They all knew what a destructive and brutal Devil King he was. After all, it was he who had been training Toji this whole time to become the monster he now was.
!!New Chapter Drop!!
Chloe and her family are starting to realize there was more to the barrier shutdown than just âprotectionâ; Noah leaves Kas a cryptic note; Arlaâs husband, Dracon, has some big news she has to swear not to tell anyone.
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