Maelor huffed, "Come on, guys. What else did we expect? It's not like the Highswords would suddenly start upholding the promises they made when accepting all those tributes. Since when have they cared for innocent lives?"
The baron, Lord Silas, and all the Dawnstar nobles stared at their prince in shock as he spoke so openly in front of the third rankers.
Worldscribe released a fraction of her aura, her voice cutting like steel. "Do not forget your place here, student."
"Enough!" Damian snapped, his irritation breaking through. "Don't harm the patients. Control your aura, or I will throw all of you out of here."
This time, it wasn't just the nobles who were stunned. Even the Highswords froze, startled by Damian's sudden and unvarnished anger. Worldscribe begrudgingly withdrew her aura, and the other third rankers regarded Damian as if seeing him for the first time.
