As the words left Alex's mouth, silence filled the grand hall.
Every priest, knight, and holy official froze as if time itself had stopped.
The tension in the air was suffocating.
No one could believe what they had just heard from the silver-haired young man standing before the council of the Holy Empire and the king of the human empire Edward evans avaloria himself.
Liana blinked, her expression stunned. For a moment, she wondered if she had misheard him.
'What the hell is wrong with this kid?' she thought in disbelief.
'He's about to die, surrounded by Holy Knights, and yet he's still asking such shameless questions? Has he gone insane?'
Before anyone could react further, another voice bellowed, filled with fury.
"Impudent heretic! You will die a miserable death!"
It was Michael Dawncrest again, his voice echoing throughout the hall of the royal courtroom.
The spell of silence shattered.
