The revelation that Layla, Silver, and Usman had betrayed Harrison hit him like a wave of ice-cold water. The trust he had placed in them shattered, leaving behind only the cold reality of betrayal. They had been close allies, warriors who fought side by side, and now they stood on opposite sides of a treacherous divide.
Lyle, still calmly standing, chuckled as he watched the emotional turmoil unfold in the safe house. "Betrayed? Oh, not at all. These three were never on your side to begin with. They are loyal to the Crimson Corps and its cause. Your cause, Harrison, was nothing more than a means to an end for them, a way for them to get what they wanted."
"And you failed in doing so."
The three Titled Knights remained silent, their expressions unreadable. Harrison, however, couldn't contain the anger boiling within him. "All those battles we fought together, the plans we made, you even swore an oath by the system!"
