Chapter 21: An Unexpected Savior [7]

There was a moment of silence after that.

Luke studied them for a while, unconsciously flexing his fingers. He still wondered where to start with the healing, because if he didn't do something about Ardyn's wounds, it would be difficult for the latter to move.

At this point, the logical course of action was to leave the city as soon as possible. After Calamity's disappearance, the soldiers would surely return and investigate what had happened. So, for safety's sake, it was best that they weren't here if it came to that.

However, Luke only had a very limited amount of magic left. Even if he emptied his reserves now, he still wouldn't be able to do much.

"Do you two know each other?" he asked curiously, noticing how the atmosphere had shifted after Ardyn's question.

Ardyn and Leon turned their heads to look at him.

"Uh, yeah," Ardyn said in a low voice that was almost like a whisper. "We first met last night."