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"Stephen's body is missing."
Raka's expression changed immediately.
He looked toward the empty part of the courtyard and then back at Sekhmet.
"Missing?"
Sekhmet did not answer right away.
He activated Blood Eye and looked across the damaged ground again. Only the body itself was gone.
Sekhmet walked around the area slowly.
There were no obvious footprints leading away from it.
There was no trail of blood.
No marks showing that someone had dragged a body across the courtyard.
That alone was strange.
A Mid-Rank God was still a physical being. Even if someone had secretly entered Iron House and taken Stephen's corpse, moving it should have left something unless that person had enough power to hide every trace.
Sekhmet raised his head and looked toward the surrounding buildings.
"Raka."
"Yes, Young Master?"
"Did any lesser vampire remain outside when we left?"
"No. You ordered everyone inside."
Sekhmet looked toward the outer wall.
