Lonesome Howl seemed embarrassed, but not particularly concerned by being found out. She shrugged.
"Sorry, but you saw it yourself. We would have been gone if it weren't for Asterion. Oh, and by the way… he has a message for you."
Seishan lowered her head slightly, gritting her teeth. The rest of their sisters — Beastmaster, Moonveil, Death Singer, Silent Stalker — gathered behind her, looking at Lonesome Howl tensely.
Howl chuckled.
"The Citadel is gone, so you are homeless now. Asterion thinks that a Saint like you should not be without a Citadel, Seishan. So, he commands you to conquer the Jade Palace, instead."
She smiled.
"It should have been yours, anyway. You should have inherited it from our mother instead of surrendering it to a stranger."
Seishan glared at her and uttered through gritted teeth:
"Since when…"
But Lonesome Howl interrupted her in an easy tone:
