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Leon looked around, noticing an unusual sense of calm settling over the area.

"He's been standing there for a while now," someone remarked, breaking the silence.

"Do you think he can hear us? Or maybe he caught onto what we just discussed?"

"Are we talking trouble here?"

"Brother-in-law, are you considering taking down the Twilight Tower Master's servant?"

Leon scoffed, shaking his head. "No, just keeping my guard up. If you all don’t handle it, I could. After all, it’s my line of work."

"Enough jokes. He’s coming over."

As they walked down the alleyway toward its end, the crowd thinned until only the servant of the Twilight Tower Master, Cade, sat at a long table, soon to meet with the elite leaders of the Dragon Clan in Sky City.

Cade stood to greet them.

"Welcome, I am Cade, the personal attendant to the Twilight Tower Master. It’s a pleasure to finally meet the esteemed leaders of the Dragon Clan in Sky City."

The gathering comprised Rosvisser, Isha, Isu, Claudia—and Leon, who received a subtle but pointed look from Cade, who raised a brow, remarking,

"I'm afraid none of you seem fluent in lip-reading. Seems some guesses were off."@@novelbin@@