Aftermath

"What in the world happened here?" Edward looked at the large mass of flames at the center of a small plaza.

Around the flames, two city guards were standing and looking inside it. But the strange thing was, they had brandished their weapons and were aiming them at the flames.

Or to be precise, what was inside the flames.

Upon closer inspection, Edward found out that two humanoid figures were inside the fire and were screaming in agony! They desperately tried to get out of the flames, but the guards prevented them from doing so.

Edward hurriedly ran toward the guards and asked, "What the hell is happening?"

The guards panicked and turned around and pointed their swords at Edward. But when they saw who it was, they were elated. "Lord Edward!"