Having regained his confidence and composure, Hybris calmly walked past Athen and Kai while staring at them.
Stopping right in front of Alice's seat, which was marked #5, Hybris stood still for a moment before finally saying.
"Where was this fake-thug act during the dinner? Did you go from some face-hiding loser to this? I mean, I understand why you want to hide your face now."
Confused, Athen stayed silent and slowly turned his head to Kai.
Wasn't Kai supposed to hail from a prosperous Valorian family?
The hierarchical structure of this world could be described as a family tree.
The higher up your last name was on the tree, the more power and influence you held over the world.
At the very top, of course, was the emperor and his family with the surname De'lor.
Branching out below from the emperor's family were the four grand dukes.
