Caroline stood behind him, her injured body frozen in place, and even though the threat was not directed at her, she still felt a chill move through her heart.
Jessica's eyes trembled with shock and emotion, because for years, the third faction had lived under the terror of the Elf Prison, the torture of the second faction, and the belief that no one would ever make their tormentors pay.
Yet now Caelira's son stood before two of the second faction's strongest young geniuses and promised to carry that fear back to their entire faction.
Nancy remained silent, but her gaze was fixed on Max's back.
She knew this was not an empty threat.
If Max said he would do it, then one day he truly would.
Seraphine gritted her teeth, and shame mixed with fear in her eyes. "You dare speak about our faction like that? You are only one human. Do you think one sword, one Pseudo Cosmic Path, and one stolen reputation can make you stand against us?"
Max's eyes did not change.
"Still pretending?"
