*Was that... it was all over?*
Seeing Leon glare at the Bishop of the Scales Gold Sect and kill him in an instant, then turning his fierce gaze towards them, the remaining people in the room all shuddered in unison.
The old man from the Marceni family was the first to react, immediately dropping to his knees, narrowly avoiding an invisible hand that seemed to reach for his head.
"Mercy! I barely know her!"
With his exemplary response, the three from the Ryan Family quickly followed suit, falling to their knees one after another, begging for mercy in a chorus.
"I don't know her either!"
"We had no idea what she was doing!"
"Your Grace! I'm with the old Duke!"
It had to be said, anyone who climbed to a high position within the sprawling Ryan Family wasn't slow to react. Of the three old men from the Ryan Family, each kneeled faster than the last. Once they lowered themselves, their distinctive small golden curls finally caught Leon's eye.
