"Get out of my way!"

Kairo shoved Horey aside, ripping open his shirt to reveal his muscular chest. He marched toward Frank, his face twisted with rage.

"I don't care where you're from or if you've bribed Kornac's Keep to conspire against me. I won't let you off easily today!"

Before Frank could respond, the crowd erupted into murmurs.

"Kairo, you lost fair and square. Are you trying to weasel out now?"

"Yeah, we all saw what happened!"

"We saw how you tried to trip him up. Are you seriously still trying to say that the situation was unfair to you?"

"I thought he had some skill, but his character is laughable."

calm and composed despite the

real shameless clown here is

He could not hear their words, for he was consumed by his refusal to accept defeat. If he lost, he would have to kneel before Frank and lick his shoes. How could a noble apprentice of Cloudnine

end of everything he held

humiliating apprentice, and neither would his master respect him anymore. He would

world

was driven to madness. Even if it meant throwing away his dignity today, he would not admit the

all pretenses? Can't admit

disdain on his lips. It

faced him, it was always with that same expression-a look of utter disdain that made it clear that he did not even consider

"Stop lying!"

at straws, but he needed to

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