Pride Colliding with Reason
"Alright, let them come over and kneel down to apologize. We'll forget about this matter."
The words landed like a stone thrown into still water.
For a brief moment—
Silence swallowed everything.
The wind stopped.
The crackling flames in the distance seemed to hesitate.
Even the tension in the air… tightened.
Then—
It exploded.
"Kid, what did you say? You dare to make me kneel for you?"
Tommy's voice tore through the silence like a blade. His face flushed red, veins rising along his neck as fury surged through him.
Kneel?
Him?
A prince of the Blue Empire?
In his entire life—
He had only ever bowed to one person.
His father.
Even in the imperial court, nobles trembled before him. Generals lowered their heads. Servants didn't even dare meet his gaze.
And now—
A nobody from Ashford City was telling him to kneel?
His grip tightened around his saber. The metal trembled faintly, humming with suppressed Mana.
His eyes burned.
