All the Captains turned to Kieran, giving him a quizzical look.
His words were unsettling.
And the Captains didn't know how to react to it.
Some marked Kieran's face, waiting to know if it was their recruits that were harmed by the boy, while the others just had puzzled expressions on their faces.
Confused as to what was even going on.
How was an elf with a recruit?
Who was the lady by his side, and most importantly, where were all the others?
These were the questions in their minds.
"Why did you harm them?" Kim's question quickly dragged their attention.
And they were all curious about what Kieran's reply would be.
"They attacked me first… so it was simply self-defense," Kieran replied. This time his voice didn't carry the chilling sensation from before.
When he mentioned injuring a few students, they could all sense the malicious intent in his words.
Just the way he said it made them flinch.
But his second reply actually felt more genuine.
