Chapter 287: Sister in Power

Baron Baron paced back and forth in his study, his fingers drumming impatiently on the wooden desk. He had been trying to reach Avario for weeks now, but the man had disappeared without a trace. Every attempt to contact him had ended in frustration, and Baron’s concern for his friend was growing by the day. He was about to give up hope when something unexpected happened. He was supposed to trust Avario, but the unease gnawing at him was impossible to ignore. He needed to know what was truly going on, especially with the war looming on the horizon. The impending threat had been directly promised to him by General Urutak, and the memory of that chilling encounter replayed in his mind constantly, filling him with dread. The worry had become so suffocating that Baron had taken the drastic step of sending for the book from the restricted section of the library. Yes, he knew it wasn't meant to be removed or handled outside its sacred space, but the thought of going there to read it amidst