The Third Legion commander's words immediately made Song Lan think of Father Aige, who had fled in the dead of night, and now Antigon's fate seemed to foreshadow the future of the Bug Swarm as well.
The Barrosa Group seemed to be particularly adept at using such methods to plunge their enemies into infighting and reap the rewards as the bystander, and for the deputy leader, who was second only to the leader of the Bug Swarm, they would likely offer a deal too good to refuse. But who did they think Song Lan was?
"Impossible!"
He was resolute. "Even if I, Song Lan, were to die, I'd die outside, jump from here, but I would never betray my leader!"
He stiffened his neck, looking very much like a man who would rather die than be humiliated.
