Naturally, it went without saying what would happen if Dahok lost to Maron.

Quinn strode up just then, exclaiming, "Master Ocean! Please, if you trust me, then you can trust Frank Lawrence too!"

Glancing at Frank, she assured Dahok confidently, "Frank is capable of stopping the coup, and he can do it alone!"

Dahok frown despite her assurance. He was slightly swayed, but he still could not trust Frank completely as he had never seen the man fight.

"I can vouch for him too, Master Ocean." One of the Sage Lake Sect apprentices nodded, suddenly speaking up. "That bast—I mean, Mr. Lawrence—was evenly matched against Lady Silverbell, chief of the Martian Alliance. No, scratch that... He defeated Lady Silverbell!"

Turning toward the other apprentices, he asked loudly, "You all saw that, right?"

The other Sage Lake Sect apprentices nodded repeatedly, speaking out in confirmation with their fellow apprentice.

They were never loyal to Maron anyway. And now that they had learned of his treachery, they quickly show their loyalty to Dahok, distancing themselves from Maron.

exclaimed

apprentices to lie. but the

was a one in a billion when it comes to swordcraft, even achieving Birthright rank in her twenties—it would be no exaggeration

yet, Frank

mind, Dahok no

Quinn's phone, he

-

Master Ocean? I thought you were incapacitated

where he kept Helen, Vicky, Kiki, Winter, and

poisoned me! He was trying to kill me!" Dahok yelled over

soon frown and growled, "Who the fuck put him up

on your hostages or allow any harm to

but he soon frowned in hesitation. "Wait, shouldn't we return to the

a brief pause. "I can stop this coup on my own. Just make sure those hostages are

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