"What did he say?"
"Did he just reject a return order?"
"That was an order to return to the Carldish Fort, right?"
…
The entire room gasped in shock and had surprised outbursts.
"Just who has his back?"
"Who knows. Whoever has that kid's back must have been powerful enough to recall him!"
"Hold that thought! No one's going to discuss the fact that he's been given a chance to leave this damn place?!"
…
"Aino must be at his limits," Jiang Fei thought to himself. That outcome was only one of his guesses.
Theon the Plunderer had "publicly" made himself known to Aino, and Jiang Fei was but a hitchhiker on that publicity.
The truth was more embarrassing than Aino would like to admit. No matter how powerful and terrifying Jiang Fei's support was, Aino had to punish Jiang Fei for his crimes as a means to save face.
