Old Folks

"Edron and Triton, the room is completely sealed. We have no other choice," Arnond said, a small crack forming on his forehead, revealing a sideways-turned eye with several golden pupils.

"Divine energy?" Litty said, loosening the prince's collar, causing him to fall back into the wall, but he didn't seem to care, already pointing his finger at Arnond, saying, "Edward, divine energy, there's divine energy inside that bizarre eye."

"Oh, I knew I was sensing something strange here. I thought they were just too scared," Edward said, looking at the other two old men and asking, "Huh? Aren't you going to transform? Your friend will end up dying alone like this..."

Before Edward could continue speaking, hundreds of eyes appeared all over the room—on the floor, the ceiling, in the air, even on their own clothes—and all of them were looking directly at him.