Seeing how calm Darryl was, Grady's facade began to crack. 'Does Darryl have some sort of privileged relationship with the Temple of Light?' Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall became awkward.

"Master Grady, is that true? Is he really from the Temple of Light?" Donnie asked in a panicked whisper. They would be in deep sh*t if that were true.

Grady took a deep breath, and the expression in his eyes changed. "Impossible! He would have come with the 12 paladins if he was one of them, but instead, he came with Thea. So, there's no need to panic," he said calmly.

Then he looked at the time and said, "The 12 paladins would be arriving soon. We should get ready to welcome them. As for Darryl, let's keep him alive for a little while longer."

Grady would like nothing more than to kill Darryl, but the banquet would be cut short if a fight broke out. After thinking it through, he decided it would be better to welcome the 12 paladins and deal with Darryl after the banquet was over. There wa