Chapter 3505 Loyalty

After watching Orla and Toliver lead their people away, Matthew shifted his focus to the spectators who remained in the stands, their faces pale and their breaths shallow. They were the ones who had managed to survive the chaos. "Do you all plan to linger here a little longer?" Matthew's calm yet cutting words shattered the heavy silence, pulling the dazed onlookers from their stupor.

The events of the day had been extraordinary, almost unimaginable.

Any one of them could have sparked a storm on Ore Island, yet today, they had collided like thunderclaps in a summer tempest.

Dominic's death, the governor's unanticipated arrival, the dramatic shift in leadership within the Viper Crew, and the governor's private meeting with Matthew-each incident was remarkable in its own right.

Together, they ensured that Ore Island would be abuzz with speculation and gossip for weeks to come.

As the crowd began to filter out, their murmured conversations fading into the distance, Matthew turned his attention to the kneeling members of the Viper Crew.

Their postures were low, their heads bowed, fear and uncertainty etched across their faces.

"Clean up the bodies," he ordered, his tone steady yet commanding.

The bodies he referred to belonged to those who had dared to plot against Orla, the governor.

betrayal had been discovered swiftly, and justice had been meted out with cold precision by Toliver and

in their minds even after his demise. Matthew's gaze settled on Corey, who knelt at

it? I've heard you're

his head slightly, his caution tempered by sincerity. "I am, Mr. Larden, and I wish to pledge my loyalty

ripples of shock through

A vassal?

vassal was to swear eternal loyalty, not just to the man before them

would not sever the bond; the pledge would

family

but firm. "Have you truly considered this? Once you

the oppressive atmosphere

didn't hesitate. He lowered his head to the ground in a deep bow,

Corey, helping him rise. "Corey, you're as intelligent as they say," Matthew

reassuring pat on Corey's shoulder, Matthew

Corey's eyes gleamed with

his

calculating the possibilities and

lay

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