Chapitre 272: Atonement

"FOOLS," Wixx whispered to himself while watching Tilly and her family kneel in front of the North King and the ice puppets. Since his precious little sister had forbidden him from going outside the house, all he could do was stand by the window and watch their crazy antics from there. "This is the first time that I saw gods kneel in front of humans." He paused, then clicked his tongue. "No, they're not even humans. They're mere frozen corpses by now."

"Lady Nystrom and the Black Serpent have been rejecting their god status ever since time immemorial," Sentinel, who stood beside him, said dryly. "They have pride, but they also know humility unlike you, my lord."

Of course, his spirit guardian would side with his little sister.

"Why aren't you coming out when I'm around Tilly?" he asked Sentinel. "Did you wrong my sister or something?"