The Man’s Decree – Chapter 5807

Jared did not answer immediately. A small, unhurried silence settled over the inferno-lit cavern, as though he wished the crackle of molten stone to speak first.

He then glanced at Clara, who lay off to one side. a streak of blood glimmering against her pale robes, then let his calm gaze climb back to Reiner.

"So you're the Flame-Sword Venerable," he said, his voice cool enough to hiss against the heat. "Clara's master... Correct?"

Reiner lifted his chin, pride flaring in ember-bright eyes. "I am. Now answer me, boy. Where did you learn the Blaze Stride?"

Jared merely tilted his head, a faint, icy smile cutting across his mouth. "Why should I indulge your curiosity? Instead, explain something to me. A master maims his own disciple without hearing the whole story, what lesson does that teach? She led them here to save them, nothing more, nothing less. Where exactly is the crime in that?"