Siylna looked at Victor and gave him a quick kiss on the forehead. “I have…things to attend to, my dear. I’ll be back.”
***
A time later, there was the sound of something exploding. It came from where Elsie and Saffron were standing. The dust took a long time to clear, but when it did, they were both gone. Shades swarmed around a tiny splatter of blood on the stone.
Siylna stood above the arena on an airship, smirking. “Take me back to HQ,” she said to the driver.