Joshua sat down on the steps at the edge of the tower's chamber.
He didn't say a word. Just… sat there. Breathing a little too fast. Hands on his knees. Looking at the floor like it held answers. Like if he stared long enough, it'd all make sense.
It didn't.
Behind him, Alice hovered nervously, unsure if she should say something. But the moment she opened her mouth, another voice beat her to it.
Raphael.
He stepped forward, eyes narrowed on the man who called himself Lord of Dominion.
"…Okay," Raphael said, voice sharp. "You gonna tell us who the hell you really are?"
Freya joined him. Pale, calm, but her fingers were glowing faintly. That weird ice-light that only came when she felt something was off.
"We just got dragged through some kind of broken dimension, saw memories that weren't ours, and now you're standing here like some NPC with answers," she said coolly. "So yeah. Start talking."
The Lord didn't blink.
He just… stared out the glass wall again.
