As Lauren and Liam stepped into the room, their eyes immediately landed on the young man seated casually in the center, one leg crossed over the other, arms draped loosely on the sides of the armrest, posture relaxed but undeniably alert.
Sitting before them, wearing his signature smirk, was Marc Aeolus.
A Pillar.
One of the seven.
And worse—the Joker.
Lauren internally cursed their luck.
Of all the Wind Clan's elites, why him?
Marc Aeolus—adopted son of the enigmatic Cassius, the Sovereign of the Wind Clan and the revered Knight King—appeared strikingly youthful, a facade that cloaked the considerable legacy his name commanded.
In his early twenties, his boyish features and unrefined appearance often led others to underestimate him, a folly they seldom repeated after encountering the depth of his abilities.
