The dining hall becomes even quieter.

My eyes land on Damian whose face is contorted with anger. Just like that, what little peace we had vanished like smoke. Damian’s hand tightens around mine.

“So, there are no further issues?”

The man shakes his head. “None. Everyone is alive and the threat was taken care of. We probably need to increase training and do something. I don’t know.”

Damian nods. “More training will be fine. We also need to add more to patrols. They’re getting ...