Nearly twenty people began speaking at once, their voices overlapping in a chaotic cacophony that made Charlie feel as though his head might explode. He quickly extended his hands, trying to create some space between himself and the crowd. Robert and Benjamin rushed to his side, gripping spears tightly to hold back the people surging toward him.
"Charlie, that woman Amanda has gone too far! She attacked Evelyn and injured her. As the team leader, are you really going to let this kind of behavior slide—hurting a teammate?" one man demanded angrily.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, Charlie!" Sakura interjected. "Evelyn was the one who started it! Amanda was just defending herself!"
"Did Evelyn even lay a hand on her? What exactly was Amanda defending herself from? It doesn't make sense at a
