Dungeon of Niflheim

A heavy silence loomed within the meeting hall. Maya and Daki glared at Josif and Nash with fire in their eyes, wishing nothing more than to rip the two of them to shreds. While Yuna the interim lord sat eerily with a haunting smile on her face, enjoying the two men's torment.

The other council members who were still unaware of the supposed crime had shifted from a frightened and wary position to a curious one.

What on Nova could the two of them have done to anger not only Daki by Maya as well?

Daki was frequently around the city as she enjoyed interacting with the adventurers guild, it was good for her business thus the council members were already used to her occasionally abrasive personality.

Maya however was quite mysterious, occasionally she could be seen hanging around with Nanna and Loki but for most of the time unless Frost was around she was entirely absent even from the council meetings. Despite the rarity of their interactions however the men and women present believed her to be a gentle and kind soul.

Seeing both these women as well as the entire Ronso guard and Yuna all up in arms was quite frankly fascinating.

Many eyes thus turned towards Josif and Nash.

"Members of the Niflheim council these two men have committed a grave sin against our state, against our lord….and against our family!" Yuna roared aloud, attaching her aura to her voice dramatically increasing the pressure and fear factor placed upon Josif and Nash.

Daki and Maya practically shattered the arms of their chairs as they struggled to maintain their decorum.

'Family….' That was the key word. The many eyes staring at Josif and Nash thus showed knowing glints before unanimously turning into harsh glares.

Frost was gone, Maya could hold her own and even Daki was a mean fighter when she wanted to be leaving but one possibility…..The children.

The last time someone attacked Nanna and Loki the entire community was up in arms and not a single person questioned the degree of punishment inflicted upon these deplorable assassins.

Both Nanna and Loki were genuinely loved within the city state, many adventurers even voluntarily protected them in their free time just in case anything were to happen.

"You two, tell me you didn't" One of the merchant class council members who had been appointed at the same time as Josif and Nash asked with trembling hands.

The children were this place's reverse scale.

""Lies we didn't do anything to them!"" Josif and Nash bellowed despite their fear. They knew well what would happen the moment such a charge was attached to their heads.

"Hoh is that so Josif, Nash unfortunately our records beg to differ, Ringwald, Calder." Yuna immediately called upon Ringwald and Calder the representatives for the adventures guild and merchants guild.

The crime was perfectly witnessed and heard through the use of the Dungeon's monitoring system but that couldn't be used as evidence. This accusation needed to be irrefutable thus Yuna enlisted the aid of the two guilds, they would stand witness.

With a curt nod both Calder and Ringwald retrieved documents from their bags, evidence proving Josif and Nash's crimes. These notes were passed around the table so as to enlighten the other council members.

"Though you may have not been the one's doing the deed the two of you sold information to the underworld gangs and our enemies. Habits, appearances, routes, access and even documentation you supplied everything they needed to enter and target Nanna and Loki, innocent and vulnerable children for what! A little bit of money!" Yuna was practically roaring at this point.

"The worse part is that there was nothing about myself, Lady Daki, Lady Maya or even Lord Frost apart from his recent absence of course. All the information you sold was about the children. You literally painted a target on their backs and personally guided the blades!"

By this time both Josif and Nash had relieved themselves as they listened to Yuna's roaring and witnessed the pictures and documented evidence of their crimes.

All the blood drained from their faces as the realisation dawned on them. They did everything they could to cover their tracks knowing that their actions were wrong but only when Yuna actually outlined the facts did they truly understand what they did.

They didn't just sell wanted information for money what they did was a facilitate and abet an assassination on both Nanna and Loki. Their treason was clear as day.

If information about Frost was released they may have just gotten a slap on the wrist, a minor punishment. Frost was strong he could handle himself but Nanna and Loki that was low and unforgivable.

"Fellow council members you have seen the documents provided; their guilt is as clear as day do you concur?" Yuna asked with her authority as interim Lord.

"…I concur"

"I concur!

"…Concur!"

"I concur Lord Yuna. How should we deal with this kind of scum?" Rana the head of the labour guild in Niflheim cracked her knuckles as a show of force.

"Miss Rana you don't need to worry about that. Now that the council has agreed upon their guilt we shall take it from here." Yuna smiled strangely at Rana before snapping her fingers.

That was the signal she had previously agreed upon with Maya and Daki before this meeting. The two needed to hold in their anger until they received this signal. Afterwards they could do whatever they wanted to Josif and Nash.

There wasn't even a moment's hesitation before Maya and Daki leapt from their chairs and took over the restraints of the two men who at this point were near catatonic from abject fear.

With a guard of Ronsos Maya and Daki dragged the two criminals out of the hall. They would transport them to the Dungeon's prison and start the well deserved torture.

"Good riddance."

"I can't believe I trusted that bastard!"

"To go after the children do they have no shame!"

"Disgusting pttuu" the remaining council members were all fired up. They had completely forgotten about their earlier displeasure and started praising both Yuna and the two guilds for their effective efforts in stopping a potential disaster.

It takes but one hole to bring down a mighty damn.

"Thank you all for your cooperation and once again I am sorry about the mandatory summons. It was necessary to make known our family's stance in regards to these kind of things." A.K.A do anything detrimental to Nanna or Loki and we'll hunt you down.

The message was loud and clear, and the remaining council members were all for it.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Once the council members had all left the hall, Yuna was left alone with Khuno.

"Haaaaa why does it have to be so tedious" She loudly complained. Through their own networks they immediately knew of Josif's and Nash's betrayal. It would have been so easy just to send a bunch of ronso enforcers to apprehend them and take them to the Dungeon or even arrange for their own assassination but unfortunately there were now many working cogs in the running of Niflheim. Things had to be handled in a lawful and above board manner otherwise none of the council members would feel safe in their positions.

"I'm sure master will be proud of your actions Yuna." Khuno reassured his colleague speaking his honest feelings on the matter. Yuna was quite adept in her role if it was him he would have surely resorted to simple force at least once or twice during the 'investigation'.

"You really think so?" Yuna instantly beamed a joyful smile as the image of Frost floated in her mind.

'I miss master.'

Frost was currently unaware of what went down after he left his Dungeon. In fact at the moment he was still in the middle of a beautiful dream.

He was striding across the battlefield with his glaive in hand. His robes were marred in so much blood that they had turned dark red, and his body sported hundreds if not thousand of minor cuts and grazes, yet he smiled before the endless amount of foes still impeding his path. He felt a crazed rush, his body that should be in pain and exhausted felt warm and fuzzy with every foe he cut. The more he killed the more his glaive felt like a limb rather than an external weapon.

"Frost my mighty champion."

"That's it Frost show me how strong you are."

By his ear he could hear the enchanting voices of Maya and Daki cheering him on, promising him endless delights if he succeeded in reaching the end of the battlefield. It was a fantastic dream that unfortunately ended far too early.

"…S…F….T" Just as the end of the battlefield was coming into view the seductive cheering was replaced with a jarring male voice.

"Si….Fro…" Again the voice was heard, and the dream world started to shatter and collapse.

"Sir Frost." By the third call Frost sharply woke up and glared at the interloper with a gaze so cold that the battle hardened man visibly shivered.

"Sir Frost no Major it's time, the cavalry corps requests your presence." The soldier balked for but a moment before saluting and announcing the reason for his presence.