"So these are your friends?" Andrew Dawn asked, his piercing gaze carefully observing the company Ace had brought back to the settlement. The young leader, Ace, remained calm, his expression serene as he nodded affirmatively to the emperor's query.
However, his teammates were a different story. Nervousness radiated from them, evident in their body language and uneasy glances. Mia, the only one oblivious to the figure standing before them, remained unaware of the tense atmosphere.
The aura exuding from Andrew Dawn's very being did nothing to ease the situation. Though not overwhelmingly oppressive, it held enough power to intimidate Ace's team, leaving them on edge. Mia, too, felt the weight of the atmosphere and chose to remain silent, simply observing the unfolding scene.
Unbeknownst to the rest, Andrew Dawn himself was taken aback by what he observed in Ace's teammates.
