So! What happened next? That's a really good question. And a very depressing answer.
As expected, my friends and I promptly took our leave from Ironbell. Master Juechen didn't interfere. I mean, what else could he have done anyway? The man was powerless against someone like Longwei.
Longwei led us through the winding streets as all the townsfolk watched us in disbelief and shock. It was a bright morning, the kind where the sun should have filled us with hope and energy, but the atmosphere seemed impossibly dark.
It was like we were walking towards Hell itself.
Our reputation, our dreams, our carefully laid plans, all of them crushed under the weight of Longwei. Our lives were pretty much over. The very thought of us serving under him from that day forward almost killed me right there on the spot.
