The Mage looked at Shang with narrowed eyes, but Shang only calmly looked back.

Shang had already thought of a persona he would adapt in this foreign kingdom.

Just now, the best way to disguise himself had been acting as a wild barbarian that didn't belong to any power, village, or city. That would give him an excuse not to know much about the Grandmountain Kingdom and for being alone in the wilderness.

But that also meant that Shang had to act the part.

Because of that, Shang decided to adopt a stupider version of teacher Mervin.

Mervin was the righteous teacher of swordsmanship in the warrior's academy. He didn't speak much, but when he did, his words were wise.

Shang essentially channeled a younger and more isolated version of him.

Taciturn, introverted, honest.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" the Mage asked with narrowed eyes.

"My name is unimportant," Shang said slowly. "Names are only important when there are others to speak them."

"And this is my home."

"I'll ask again. Please leave," he said slowly.

The Mage looked deeply into Shang's eye.

"And if I don't?" she asked.

Shang looked at her for a second, and then…

He continued swinging his sword.

"This is why I don't want to live amongst you," Shang said as he swung another time.

"You enter my home."

"I ask you to leave."

"You threaten me."

"All this boasting and needless aggression."

"We have no conflict."

"I don't want to hurt you."

"Why do you want to hurt me?"

Shang said each of these short sentences between each swing, not looking at the Mage.

"Pointless."

Shang swung once more.

And once more.

And one more time.

wasn't saying anything else, and she became

hand toward Shang and spoke some

BANG!

thrown at one of the walls of the

of Shang's

back at

said as he stood

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

have to gain from attacking

covet my wealth? I

won't make you more

to become more

Mages kill for

"I retreat. You follow."

do you

that, Shang

simple sentences.

Mage looked with an infuriated expression at

the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power in

a change

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

are

humans

that, Shang remained silent for a second as he looked at the enraged

"I see no difference."

organizations, Kingdoms, or whatever are the

in furthering the greed of a powerful

became silent again as he

shouted as power gathered

into the

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

deceiving others, you are not worthy

difficult to

Silence.

BANG!

thrown against the wall again, and this

you do not want to help the very people that allowed

at the Mage with the

some reason, Shang's expression made the

development of techniques so that you may become more powerful!" she shouted as she

parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals of peace and harmony, but you benefit from

you! You learn our techniques, consume our resources, learn from our teachers, and now you say you don't owe us and that we are the aggressors for

up and looked at the

believe what you

counterargument! Instead of addressing the faults in your ideology I just highlighted, you just

into the Mage's eyes for two

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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