Yet in the end, Aldrich still said, "They were ultimately my students. If they were murdered and I did nothing, even smiling as I approached the killer, how would others perceive me?"
Elora had no reply.
She merely wished to avoid a clash between the two sides, such a collision would surely bring nothing good. Yet some things seem unavoidable.
Suddenly, Elora's expression shifted. She turned her gaze toward a certain direction.
Aldrich also looked in that direction.
"They're here."
...
Carlotta and the others flew closer.
From afar, Carlotta spotted the familiar figure of Elora Throne hovering in midair. Next to her stood another figure she knew well, Aldrich Suarez.
Aldrich had achieved fame much earlier. Unlike Elora, whose mysterious and unknown appearance offered little to go on, portraits and even wax statues of Aldrich were not uncommon in the Wendell Empire. His photographs even appear in textbooks across numerous academies.
