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They just laid there for several moments before they could move their over-exerted limbs again.
"15 copper, eh…" Tim said as he laid face down on the paved floor. Like the others, he paid for it without much thought.
"That’s pretty affordable…" another said. They smiled, just feeling relieved that—at least for now—they were finally safe.
Eventually, they started pushing themselves to sit up one by one. For the most part, there were smiles and light-heartedness between them.
However, it was quickly broken by conflict that exploded next to them.
Slap!
Tilda held her face, and looked at the person with wide eyes. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"
They turned to them and saw Laos’ face was filled with tears, his expression livid as he raised his hands again.
SLAP!
"WHAT!!" Tilda yelled. By instinct, she wanted to go and attack, but Laos was a middle-aged man who was much bigger than she was. He raised his hand to slap her again and this time it was strong enough to cause her to fall on the floor.
"Oi, Laos, stop it!" Tim said, forcing himself up to get in between them.
However, Laos could not be calmed. His eyes were practically red from anger. He easily pushed Tim—whose legs were still shaky— away.
"She killed Shawn!" he yelled. "I saw her push him towards the monster!"
The image was still clear in his mind, and it made him even angrier. "I’m going to
kill
you, Tilda!"
Tilda screamed at the top of her lungs when she realized Laos was truly
murderous.
However, the man was held back by two other companions, using their weights to hold an arm each.
It was surprisingly difficult. Laos was not just a big man, but his anger seemed to fuel him quite a bit.
Atlas had to step forward and held his shoulder down.
"Don’t do it! Didn’t you read the rules and regulations? There can be no fighting outside the sparring arenas!!" If Laos put any more force, it could trigger that rule! He could get blacklisted or go to prison!
"I also saw what she did," he said. He was also angry, but he really didn’t have the energy to care or do anything about it—after all, he wasn’t planning on staying with them regardless.
Laos, on the other hand, had befriended the boy. It was natural that the man would be livid.
"Would it be worth it to risk your own safety for a woman like her?" he asked.
This seemed to calm Laos a bit, but his eyes were still sharp as he looked at Tilda.
Atlas sighed and turned, looking at the woman. "If you want to live, get out of our sights."
"What?"
Atlas looked at her. "Do you really think we’re going to keep someone who could push us to monsters near us? No one’s an idiot here, Tilda."
"Or do you want me to drag you out the gates. Look, it’s only a few steps away.
Tilda burst into tears. "You—"
She looked up to see there were actually two guards watching them from the battlements!
"Help me! Please!"
The two guards looked at her weirdly. "You know… we saw everything," one said. "If it was me, I’d throw you out too."
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