Neither An Ally Nor An Enemy

The truth lay bare in front of them, the Mistress had told them everything they needed to know for now. The reason the maze was established, the goddess's desperation, and the undead god's last-ditch attempt to save the mother of his child. Leaving parts that she knew would serve no purpose, the Mistress kept smiling–waiting for their leader to decide what they planned to do next.

"Kill me and the Kingdom of Athenia will crumble to bits~" She said, showing no signs of remorse, regret or even fear. Instead, smirking at their helplessness, she leaned back with her chest puffed with arrogance.

"As if Athenia will let that happen!" Squeezing the handles of the dagger, Raven wished to dash forward and just slit her throat clean, but deep down the question ate at him; 'what if what she was telling was the truth?'.