Chapter 22: A Feeling Beyond Rationality [9]

Duke Alfred Hartengrove sat in his seat in the council chamber, his expression icy and unreadable. On the heavy oak table in front of him was a map showing the locations of all the nearby safehouses. The advisors were in a frantic discussion after hearing the news.

Although there was a chance that the Calamity would not come to the duchy, Stormhaven was still close to Angelbay City. The travel time was about an hour or two by carriage. The decision to evacuate was just a precautionary measure, and his advisors agreed with it as well. In case the Calamity went on a rampage given its tendency to grow stronger and wilder after each cycle, the Duke wanted to put the safety of his people first.

"How can we monitor the status of Angelbay City?" one of the advisors, an elder named Racouth, asked urgently. "We need someone to tell us what is happening so we can be prepared."