Alex walked past Bai Fulin, who held a strange look on her face as he walked by. Among the group, she was the only outsider to know the truth of who Alex was, and that knowledge made her feel awkward around him.
The other White Tiger, whose name Alex had still not caught, stood up all of a sudden, getting in front of Alex.
"What do you think you're doing, little human?" he asked, a killing intent flaring out of him immediately, pressing on Alex.
Alex felt the strength of his Intent, very quickly understanding just how strong the beast was. It was surely a beast at least in the Divine Manifestation realm.
"Weiwen," the patriarch's voice came. "I called for him. Sit down."
The White Tiger turned around with a confused look. "Patriarch? Why would you call for him?" he asked.
"Sit. Down."
The patriarch's voice was soft among all the other noises in the ship, but to the few that were close enough, there was nothing more deafening.