Chapter 332: Shattered Pride
The words struck the mountain peak like a thunderbolt.
"Grandmaster Korryn!" Xarion, the Patriarch of the Draventhor Imperial Family, immediately stepped forward, "Do not push it too far! His Majesty has already granted you rightful compensation! To demand the Alchemy Emperor to kneel is to shame the entire Royal Court!"
Aelthas, the Lytheren Patriarch, also frowned deeply. "Lord Marcellis is the face of our dynasty's alchemy! If he kneels, the prestige of the Solathane Dynasty will be severely damaged! Be magnanimous, Grandmaster. Take the compensation and step down gracefully."
Even Emperor Haldrion's benevolent smile vanished.
Even Emperor Haldrion frowned deeply, his majestic aura pressing down slightly.
"Grandmaster," Haldrion spoke up. "Please, let us leave this matter here. Lord Marcellis is an elder of the Royal Court on par with our ancestors. His kneeling would shame the Imperial Families. Let us resolve this with grace."
