"Let me ask you… who is this person that just departed?"
The High Priest's voice was calm, yet it carried a quiet gravity that made the question feel heavier than it sounded as though he were not merely asking out of curiosity but searching for something unseen.
Then, Sylas answered before anyone else could speak.
"Oh, he's nothing important, Your Holiness," he said flatly with his lips curling faintly in disdain. "Just a slut who doesn't know his place."
The contempt in his voice was unmistakable but the High Priest did not react to the insult. He neither frowned nor corrected him. He simply watched the space where the young man had probably vanished along with his gaze lingering there a moment too long.
