The confidence in Alex's words sent a chill down Freya's spine, and she couldn't hide her confusion.
She didn't know whether to call him brave or outright insane.
He didn't seem suicidal—he had been sharp enough to figure things out quickly, after all—but challenging Baranga directly?
That was as good as asking to be incinerated.
Yet, there was something about him that convinced her otherwise.
That made her believe him.
The sheer confidence he exuded wasn't just bold; it was overwhelming.
It filled the space around him, seeming to bend the atmosphere itself to his will.
Freya bit her lip.
She had no doubt he was strong—probably stupidly strong—but this wasn't a trial you could bulldoze through with muscle alone.
This trial had rules, and from everything she'd seen, brute strength didn't matter much against them.
Or... was there something else?
Had he found a loophole?
