Chapter 90: Raphael

The Cosum family of Carrinos. The roads near the Cosum clan grounds lay unnervingly quiet-no pedestrians, no cars, nothing. The silence felt eerie. The Cosum family of Carrinos ranked among the top aristocratic houses in Aryn's Central Region. Across all of Aryn, they were firmly in the second echelon. On normal days, guests came in droves; they wore out the threshold several times a year. But today, the front gate stayed shut, and tension hung in the air. The sun slanted west. Dusky light washed...