Faced with Ariel's furious charge, Ambrose's first instinct was to open up his extradimensional plane and unleash Aige.0

But after hearing her words, he realized his identity had not been exposed. If he struck back now, it would escalate into open war, and searching for the artifact would become far more troublesome.0

As Ariel's warhammer crashed down on him, Ambrose quickly cast a Mage Shield on himself. It was a spell any caster could use. There was nothing suspicious about it.0

Lightning exploded against the barrier, causing spiderwebbing cracks to spread across its surface.0

Ambrose was startled. Even without the Golden Throne's amplification, it shouldn't have been so easy to nearly shatter his shield with a casual strike.0

Ariel, however, was even more shocked. She had expected Monge Greywater to be either dead or gravely wounded after taking such a blow head-on. Followers of the Lord...0