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

hand toward Shang

BANG!

one of the

Shang's

he looked back at the Mage, his

said as

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

do you have to gain from attacking me?"

my wealth? I

me won't make you more

kill to become more

kill for

"I retreat. You follow."

more do

that, Shang

spoke in short and simple sentences. However, his sentences were very

with an infuriated

you contact the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power

said without a

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

all are the same

humans working for a

a second as he

"I see no difference."

or whatever

not interested in furthering

became silent again as he looked at the

the Mage shouted as power gathered around

into the

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

you gain something by deceiving others, you are not worthy of what you

it so difficult to

Silence.

BANG!

the wall again, and this

Unity but say you do not want to help

looking at the Mage with the same

made

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

your power in return! You parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals of peace and harmony, but you benefit from the very things the people

teachers, and now you say you don't owe us and that we are the aggressors for wanting what is rightfully ours?!" the Mage shouted in

and looked at the Mage with the same

what you are

"You don't even have a counterargument! Instead of addressing the faults in your ideology I

silently looked into the

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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