Tang Shaoyang became extra cautious when the emperor intervened. He glanced toward Atilla and the five commanders. They were surprised that the emperor ran away from them. He thought of joining them to fight the emperor and going for the kill, but that would change his plan with the emperor coming for him.
His eyes moved toward where Castor was. The man-made calamity was fine, chugging a healing potion, and there was a dent mark on his chest that slowly healed. Khaya and the others went to check on Castor. That meant Castor would be safe without his help, and his ears had been listening to the emperor's conversation with the last standing king.
He furrowed his brow when Thomas Lysvand mentioned a technique. He must be cautious whatever the technique was, and he exchanged glances with Zara. They nodded as they reached a tacit agreement.
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