C134 The Openness and Crisis Were Resolved

The night was oppressively silent, a quiet that bordered on despair. The usual roars of Devil Beasts had ceased, the whispering winds stilled, and the incessant wails of the Dead Spirits had vanished into the ether. Only the crackling of countless bonfires and torches remained, punctuating the darkness.

A modest bonfire flickered in the small square before Black Stone Castle