Chapter 101 The Calm After

• Aiden stood there for a moment, his gaze fixed on Dave's body as it collapsed to the floor. The gold's weight had caused Dave's head to thud against the cold floor, making that sickening clink sound.
• There was a brief silence before Aiden finally looked away from Dave's lifeless form as he now looked at the cauldron, which he still held. He tightened his grip on it and then turned and walked back to the fire pit, keeping the cauldron back at its rightful place.
• "Get rid of the body," Aiden ordered the guards as he walked to the forge dungeon's door. "You do not need to hide it. I want people to see it. I want them to know what happens when they try to be foolish," he said to the guards and left the place, not waiting for a response.