Erina and Natalia had been listening as Luke continued with the discussion of intelligence the imperial palace had gathered about the vampires. One moment she’d ducked to pick up her pencil, the next thing she knew there was a massive explosion from the left side of the conference hall. Erina’s fast reflexes saved her from any major injuries, and Natalia was quick to shield her too.
It felt as though the explosion had rung in her ears for what seemed like a minute or two. The princess was disoriented, and couldn’t even understand what she was feeling if she was in pain or was merely uncomfortable with annoying ringing in her head. After it finally subsided, that was when she heard a familiar voice call out.
“Luke! Where are you?”