HAHAHA!
None had expected a resounding burst of laughter from the Masked Menace, while Baron Sho had still to get up from his kneeled position.
Aldrich crouched down and looked at the Swordsman. Sho felt the change and raised his head to look up. As their eyes met, Aldrich's words echoed in the roofless hall.
"You talk of debt like we are still human!"
Sho's eyes shook as soon as he processed the underlined meaning of the words. On their side, Baron Edmund took a step back and looked at the Masked Menace with deep fear in his eyes. Even those who didn't understand knew that something was wrong with the situation.
Aldrich stood up, and he saw the questioning eyes of Baron Annie as she approached him. She held Sho's shoulders and urged him to stand up. Her eyes weren't as helpless as their last encounter, and Aldrich saw a trace of conviction on her face.
