"All of what you just said… is nothing but lies!" Sendron snapped.
His words struck with a sharpness that momentarily broke the rising tension. Out of the two, he was the first to regain his composure, though the barely suppressed rage in his eyes said he was far from calm.
"Do you honestly believe," he continued, voice rising with barely checked fury, "that the Kingdom of Milham would just roll over if the Empire dared to invade? Are you that delusional? We have Magic Knights, damn it! Those warriors are the elite! Do you really think a bunch of dirt-smeared savages from some backwater empire could ever make it past our fortified walls while they stand guard?"
