They wanted the two to quarrel, drive William bored and tired of all this, flip the coin, and then the stage would be freed for them.
William didn't think about that right now. He made sure that everyone would stay in separate places. Be it a room, a hall, or even a small corridor, he checked that everyone was resting, and he also did the same.
The backlash was indeed quite severe, the first of its kind for William to suffer. He thought a few days would heal everything, but even after a week, he and others still didn't feel the same.
Lara already spread the news back to the leaders of the city, and William had to meet with them, and endure how they spoke greatly about that man. He ended up telling them one thing:
"If I have any credibility to you, after all, I did here and at other places, then trust me… This man isn't what he claims to be, he is an enemy. And you have to extricate toxic weed to secure your future."
