Chapter 71
Mira really knows her way with words.
Orion kept the warm smile on his face, but that was the thought running through his head as the crowd roared her name in their hearts.
At another corner, Master C watched the scene unfold.
He shook his head slowly.
Hope lit up their faces.
Idiots.
They had no idea how many lies were buried inside Mira's story. Only a fool would believe she was that innocent petite girl she described.
Maybe he had once thought so.
Once.
Then he saw her fight.
That illusion vanished like smoke in the wind.
In its place, he felt something disturbingly familiar.
Ruthlessness.
She was just as ruthless as him.
Maybe worse.
If these fools stepped into the trial thinking their journey would unfold like the neat little fable she fed them, then the casualty list might surpass the previous batch.
Master C almost smiled at the thought.
Mira waited until the crowd settled.
Then she spoke again, calm and collected.
