A group of Ravenshire Academy trainees had already gathered at the front gate, their leader pointing at Alaric with fire in his eyes.
"Was it you? Did you stab Evelina in the back?"
Alaric blinked, confused for a moment, until it clicked. "So... she was your senior?" he muttered, the realization dawning slowly.
He mumbled to himself, his thoughts drifting to the days when Evelina had led the Ravenshire squad with fearless pride. A bitter smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"Yeah... I was the one who stabbed her," he admitted softly, almost as if confessing his sins to himself.
The moment those words left his mouth, the tension snapped. The Ravenshire trainees erupted with rage. A few of them had already drawn their weapons.
"She saved your damn life. And this is how you repay h
