Chapter 653: Testing the Waters

Snow Sect Camp. Inside the commander's tent, the air felt heavy enough to crush a man's lungs. Dante Easton sat upright in the seat of honor, a letter from the Veil Sect clenched in his hand. The page held only a single line. "The Veil Sect is willing to form an alliance with the Snow Sect. Sect Master Hoez is invited to enter the sect for a discussion." One short sentence, yet everyone in the tent wore the same hard frown. Reid Fouldes spoke first. He drove his Broad Blade into the ground with...