"So, it is that serious, huh?" Julien asked, leaning back in his chair.
The weight of the hunter's words settled over the table, dismissing the taste of the expensive buffet.
An entire elite Association team vanishing without a single distress signal was not a minor inconvenience.
Julien shifted his focus back to the immediate problem.
"What about Maya? Will she clear the District 9 Gate now that we are pulled out?"
Blaze scoffed, hearing that.
"We never know what that woman is going to do. Frankly, we didn't expect her to come out to the ruins to stop you. The situation was escalating fast."
He leaned forward, his eyes locking onto Julien.
"If she hadn't stepped in when she did, either the other Guild Masters or I would have been ordered to put you down permanently."
Julien coughed, his hand instinctively rubbing his throat where the rope had burned him just a few hours prior.
He managed an uncomfortable smile.
"Well. Thanks for not coming, then."
