Asphalt Emberfall didn't hold back, pointing out their shamelessness and foolishness for all to hear.
Yether continued to glare at Zane, but she knew the reputation of Asphalt the Nitpicker. Staying longer would only invite more humiliation from him, and she had no desire to spar verbally with someone like that.
With a final glare, she and her cronies carried the unconscious Issah Ironsong and left the scene.
Some members of the Ironsong family witnessed the whole event, but chose not to intervene. They didn't want to be dragged down by the disgrace. Besides, Zane's sudden and precise strike still unsettled them. None of them could figure out how he had done it.
Zane returned to his corner and sat down, uninterested in making conversation—especially with the man who'd technically helped him. He viewed Asphalt as a chatterbox and had no intention of getting involved with someone who liked to hear himself talk.
