Damned

Now that that already small group of 30 or so was whittled down even further of its experts, it would take them far longer to breach the castle. If Dyon had to guess, they'd likely err on the side of waiting until more people found the sky castle before attacking. This could take anywhere from days to weeks, and even then, it would be a massive trial to make it through all the puppets, especially the pseudo-dao one.

"Where is Madeleine?" Sabona couldn't help ask.

Dyon coughed, spitting out a glob of blood before standing up. He felt much better now.

"She's in secluded training right now." Dyon said absentmindedly. He looked around, realizing that they were in a foyer between two large doors. It seemed that after the large double doors that guarded the castle, there was a second set of doors directly behind them that required the key from the first phase.