Lane's POV
"Get out of my way! You're the one who truly tarnishes the honor of warriors!"
I licked my teeth, almost wanting to bite her throat right there and then.
If not for the war, for army discipline, and for the fact that exposing her crimes—killing surrendered soldiers and slaughtering residents—would drag my grandfather down with her, I would have done it already.
Maris stamped her foot in fury.
"Lane, that's enough! Do you really think I don't see through you? You came here just to prove you're better than me. But ask yourself honestly—did you earn the rank of major general with your skill? Let me tell you this, no one in the army truly respects you. Deep down, they all see you as a joke."
I couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "If I'm a joke, isn't that thanks to you spr
