Fargo and Lory stood still, calm but watchful, eyes narrowed as the smoke behind them began to shift and part. The air thickened with tension, not panic, but anticipation. They didn't flinch. They simply waited.
From the haze, a figure stepped forward with measured grace. His short, platinum-blonde hair caught the light like frost under a full moon, gleaming with an almost unnatural sheen. Then came his icy blue eyes, unblinking, cutting through the air with cold, surgical precision.
The man was Sean Lockwood.
The famous actor and celebrity who had charmed both young and old was secretly living a double life, as one of the elite Paladins, members of the revered Constellation.
But that doesn't matter, even if his true identity were known to the public, it wouldn't trouble him; instead, it only adds to his allure. After all, the Paladins were admired and revered by many, their mythos woven into the fabric of legend, hopefully it would be enough to match the Lucient family.
