Back in Chetvine, Nigel and his squad returned to the Lloyd family estate just as daylight broke. As the division head, Nigel was drenched in blood, and the sight made every other department head in the council hall tense up immediately.

At the head of the table, Donovan's expression was dark as he asked, "Did you find Andrew?"

Nigel unstrapped his bloodstained saber and slammed it onto the table before he finally caught his breath.

"I'm sorry, Patriarch Donovan. I failed. I couldn't find And