Sylvester tried scouting the area they were in with the guard in tow but he somehow felt exposed. He attended the meeting with the guard though he was uneasy and alert, worried someone would single him out as an impostor. Not much was said and the another meeting was fixed for three days later because Viktor and somebody else whose identity wasnt revealed weren't able to make an appearance. The meeting over, Sylvester roamed round Old Town once more with the guard hoping to find out a thing or two but he heard nothing. It was either the people honestly didn't know anything or they were really cautious. After a while, he gave up and teleported with the guard, ending up in his clan compound, vowing to find a way to be infiltrate the meeting.At exactly the same time, Otto, Gerald, Verity and Hozert also arrived at the compound with the captured guards. Otto's eyes widened in surprise when he saw Sylvester standing before him. What was even still more unbelievable was the guard who

Days flew pass but Sylvester didn’t regain consciousness. Gerald and Otto took over the management and administration of the compound, telling the clan Sylvester was out on a mission.Once or twice while they were cleaning his body, it looked like he would wake up and they eagerly waited for his eyes to open when they fluttered but that was all. They even had to feed him through a pipe.Meanwhile, back in the company, Emily quickly adjusted back to her previous routine, going about supervising the various departments, holding meetings and conferences, getting more partnerships and investors. All in all, everything was okay except for one thing.Sylvester wasn’t there with her.In all their years of marriage, this was the first time they had been separated from each other. Even those times he had been secretly working on his leg injury, they hadn’t stayed that long from each other but now,it was almost a month.At first, she could cope with it, telling herself that she was the one who

As if Emily’s question about his where abouts reached him, Sylvester's vegetative began to show signs of recovering. Color crept back into his skin and he was having dreams and nightmares. Otto noticed it first then he told Gerald. Both of them never left his side after that, taking turns staying by his side so he would not be alone when he eventually woke up. The phone rang again and again they refused to answer it knowing it could only be Emily. In the early hours of the fifth day since Sylvester got into a vegetative state, Gerald walked up to Otto inside the study. He folded his hands and leaned against a wall, crossing his legs at the ankle. It was Otto's turn to look after Sylvester so Gerald watched as he cleaned their master's body with a warm damp towel. “We need to train.” he said.” I've been feeling kind of cranky without cultivation recently.”Otto wanted to turn him down but he knew Gerald was saying the truth. It was something he was also experiencing too. He moved

The next morning was busy as the infantry got set to move out, patiently awaiting Sylvester's orders to move their target location. “Sir, everyone is set.” Gerald announced, stepping into Sylvester's study. Sylvester looked up from something he was studying on his desk. “All platoons?”“Yes sir.”Sylvester rolled up the map he was studying and followed Gerald to the training ground, his eyes already taking note of everything. Everyone became silent, waiting for Sylvester to address them. But Sylvester's sharp ears picked out some few whispers. “... Why is he still on plain clothes when we going out to battle?”“... Do you think he is going with us?”Sylvester cleared his throat for silence. “I have an announcement to make.” he told them in a loud steady voice. Murmur swept over the army as they deliberated curiously about what he had in mind to announce. He allowed them to guess among themselves for a while before deciding to move on with his announcement. “After much delibera

Sylvester was still on the phone with Emily when Otto walked in, standing quietly to one side while he waited for Sylvester to be done. Sylvester eyed him speculative as he listened to whatever Emily was saying. From the serious look on his face, Sylvester could tell he had something bugging him. “Sylvester… about last time. Did you hear what I told you?” she asked in a small tone. Sylvester knew what she was referring to but he wasn't ready to confront that just yet. He opted to be ignorant instead. “I didn't quite catch what it was you were saying. There was so much static and then the line went dead… I guess it was due to a bad connection.” he lied, keeping his fingers crossed beneath the table. He heard Emily’s sharp intake of breath and felt bad about lying to her but he couldn't afford to be distracted right now. There was so much at stake here. Surely, she should understand. “For the sake of clarity, I will repeat it again…” she said slowly through the phone and Sylvester