Lucien could hear the sound of his pounding heart as he made his way up the flight of stairs leading to the upper part of the palace, and headed straight for the balcony that overlooked the large acres of land. This particular balcony gave him a direct view of the Southern Palace gates , the particular spot the undead army were trying to breach.Behind him, only Raphael and Seraphina followed as per his order, the expression on their faces grave. He had come straight from the throne room after ...