He stopped himself. The man had been right about one thing. He was too weak.
Matt just scoffed and walked away. The man was trying to save face for his guild when they had been in the wrong. Nothing Matt could say would change the man’s opinion.
It was only empty bluster. If a Tier 10 got revenge for a non-fatal duel…no, for a non-fatal duel with an Ascender, let alone an Ascender who was the challenged, the Empire would come down on the Dual Stars like the fist of an angry god.
Slipping on his pants, he saw Liz with her head c****d at the man, who was busy observing the healer. The look on her face said she wanted to press the issue, so Matt grabbed her sleeve and said, “Don’t bother. He’s trying to save face.”
“He’s doing it in the dumbest way possible. He’s just shaming them more. I
