Successor

William's words silenced everyone present.

Of course, the reasons for the silence varied from person to person.

To Ebony, who had been in danger, silence was a relief from surviving a disaster.

Floral, who had suddenly lost sensation of mana, fell silent because she didn't understand what had happened to her.

To the Webweaver, who had just walked forward and had found a rare opportunity to showcase its skills, its silence was because it understood why the Whispering Empress didn't execute it after it committed a mistake in the conspiracy network. Instead, she gave it a chance to prove its worth.

It was better to say that She had given it a more creative death.

As for Quayle Wolfspeak, he fell silent because—

"Who are you?"

Quayle was the first to break the silence as he watched the human mage suddenly walk out of the Canopy Temple.