Darkness Before Dawn

When he arrived at the Affair Committee, Lucien happened upon Norman, Douglas' student, who was one of the members.

"Your Excellency Evans, you are the truth of elements…" Norman greeted him according to the rules of the Congress.

Lucien smiled. "Such trouble is unnecessary. It's too much a waste of time. When I met the Excellencies before, I only paid tribute to them the first time we encountered them."

"Mr. Evans, is there anything you want the Committee to do?" Norman asked, "In fact, you don't have to come in person. You could've contacted any member in the office or asked us to go to your library."

Lucien pointed at the conference room. "Certain things can be better explained with a face-to-face conversation."

Describing the arrangement regarding the Holt Magic College, Lucien looked at Norman and asked, "Is there anything unclear?"