"You… you're not going to let my son go?"
"No."
It had been a few minutes, but Riley's statement has continued to shut the mouths of everyone within the vicinity. The military, and even those that were trapped inside the transparent prison could only swallow in their gasps.
Forever? Were they supposed to take that literally?
What could that even entail for the military? They were only running on fumes right now since their chain of command was currently in complete disarray with Empress missing in action. Were they just… supposed to stay here?
By all means, Riley Ross should not have any authority to decide something like this— but with anarchy, the only word that matters is the word of the strong. And right now, that was Riley Ross.
