A hush fell over the crowd as Lyrian spoke up. With a raised brow and his arm leaning over his chair, Lyrian retorted, "If you want to cut my tongue off, how about you go ahead and try."
A wave of shock suddenly fell upon the banquet hall as many mouths went agape. No one had anticipated the boy to say something like that.
Teachers on the sidelines were flabbergasted. Others had even more shocked reactions. Some were confused, some were irritated, and some even found the situation amusing.
One of the latter was Julius, who chuckled with a grin on his face as he witnessed what was going on. A teacher at the academy, Edward, turned toward Julius, who was right next to him, with his jaw on the floor.
"Aren't you going to say anything to stop this?" he whispered, only for Julius to reply with, "Why would I? This is hilarious. Another official should step in." He raised his hands as though under arrest.
