Shelvin’s gaze swept past Erin before settling on Darius as he said, “It’s just that I sensed an abnormality in the lady when she arrived earlier. Thus, I backtracked on all Yarlyn and my collective memories to compare—”

Erin’s eyebrows gathered into a deep frown, but she refrained from commenting as she could tell Darius was solely focused on the conversation.

Despite seeing the two’s different behaviors, Shelvin continued, “I found out those horrible people from the East—the rotten ones that attacked Yarlyn—had already been developing this drug many years ago.”

Darius nodded. “Yeah, I’m aware.”

Features warping into a complicated yet slightly pleased expression, Shelvin replied, “Yes, but what I wanted to tell you was those people have not succeeded.”

“That’s possible,” Darius said and nodded after a long pause. He figured that although the group of horrid figures had tested the drugs on many people, no one understood their ultimate goal. As he pondered the situation, Shelvin abrup