Not all mages who were on that floor followed him, but the three who were in the tenth circle were there, per usual.
They acted as the owners of everything, and Arthur disliked that. The only reason he did not go after them was to keep his peace intact and focus on what was important.
"I did not expect guests. What do you want?"
"What do we want? You dare to ask that question."
"Calm down, Kane. We are here to talk."
One of the three tenth circle mages was Kane, a red-haired youth who was visibly angry at Arthur for keeping the staircase a secret.
The other one was a beautiful woman with blue hair and her eyes had sparks on it, as if they were a thunderstorm.
"What do you know about the staircase? I am Laura, by the way."
She was acting friendly, different from the guy beside her, but Arthur was no fool, and would not trust someone without knowing them first.
"I do not know. It just appeared here."
"Laura, don't trust that guy. He is obviously lying. Look at his face of- "