The Guardian's Sword

Claremento's outburst brought Rapido to his senses.

"Get the f*ck out of here! I don't want to see you. Go home and tell your family. If the Kaygene family ever gets involved in my family affairs again, you will no longer exist in Crosac!" Claremento bellowed.

Rapido turned pale and scrambled out of the mayor's residence.

Sean was now back in his room. Shania and Uriah also came over. Zander was here, of course.

Upon entering the room, Shania and Uriah came up to Sean together while Zander was calm and did not ask questions right away.

Looking at the confusion on Shania and Uriah's faces, Sean said, "Ms. Lisha and I were attacked by Aria and her bodyguard Lowich last night. I protected Ms. Lisha and injured Lowich. Unexpectedly, Aria bit us back in front of Mayor Claremento, saying Ms. Lisha ordered me to assassinate her and Lowich. That's how things got to this point."

what was going on when hearing what Sean

who Mayor Claremento chose to

you prove your innocence?" Shania asked in

things but was told she could not leave the mayor's residence, and that could not help making

slightly and said, "There's more than a simple assassination. It includes Lisha and Aria's fight over the succession of the mayor of Crosac, so it's complicated. It's not about who's innocent at the end ofthe day; It's about who among Lisha and Aria that Mayor Claremento is willing to

successor."

biased toward Aria, we'll be in trouble?" Even

Shania to Uriah with a smile and said, "Don't worry. If Claremento chooses to trust Aria

go?"

let us go if he did choose Aria," Sean shook

then? It's over. It's over. We're dead meat this

on the verge of