Chapter 178: Jealously
The cavern was silent, save for the heavy panting of the nine fighters.
The dust from the Golem's explosive demise slowly settled, coating the glittering quartz walls in a fine, gray powder.
The immediate, life-or-death tension had vanished, but in its place, a new, excruciatingly awkward one had crystallized.
Jaden Frostheart, his face a mask of pale, aristocratic fury, was helping his two injured knights to their feet. Their new, shared enemy was, apparently, me.
"That… commoner… dared," Jaden was seething, his voice a low, trembling hiss.
"He insulted you, Lady Maria. He insulted our entire House! He must be taught a lesson in blood!"
Sir Renly, the more stoic of the knights, merely grunted, clutching his cracked ribs.
"My Lady, the artifact. It… it is a Heart-Stone. The proposal is binding by ancient law. This is a diplomatic disaster."
