"Lord Fairfax, something awful has happened!"
Corwin followed Ezekiel, the leader of the Black Faith Order, into the courtyard and immediately spotted Robin standing in the middle, with Xylon on the ground.
He cried out, "Lord Fairfax! That man there is Mr. Ramsey, the Crownward Syndicate's Master who came out of the Dark Woods!"
Caius quickly added, "That's right, Lord Fairfax. It's him!"
They were accompanied by the two powerful guardians, Lucien and Orion.
At the back of the group stood a man in his 50s. He was the mysterious Varryn.
Corwin and the rest quickly gathered around Ezekiel as they rushed into the courtyard.
Xylon spotted his father's arrival and scrambled to his feet.
"Dad! That guy broke in, seriously hurt Mabel, and even killed Mr. Donald and Mr. Lucian!
"He's full of arrogance! We have to deal with him, or the Black Faith Order will lose all dignity!"
Corwin stepped in urgently. "Young Lord Fairfax, that man is from the Crown—"
But Ezekiel raised a hand to cut him off, glaring coldly at Robin. "How dare you kill at my son's breakthrough celebration! Do you think you can humiliate Black Faith Order at will?"
Corwin tried to calm things down. "Please, Lord Fairfax, don't be rash—"
"Silence!" Ezekiel snapped. "A killer barged into my sect and caused this chaos—how can I ignore that?
"Also, who's to say he's truly a bishop of the Crownward Syndicate?
"Does he think being a Master lets him do anything he pleases in Rosha?"
Corwin inhaled deeply and still tried to reason. "But if Mr. Ramsey is truly with the Crownward Syndicate, we must tread carefully.
"The Crownward Syndicate has strict laws—any disrespect is punished by death without hesitation."
Ezekiel paused. He knew all too well how brutal the Crownward Syndicate's rules were.
Anyone who opposed them violently often saw their entire bloodline wiped out.
Even careless words could lead to torture or the execution of a whole family.
Just yesterday, Corwin had returned from Gyro Castle and told him everything. Ezekiel had even been planning to invite the Crownward Syndicate's representative to attend Xylon's breakthrough celebration, hoping to strengthen their ties.
But things had taken a turn he never imagined.
Ezekiel's voice turned less hostile as he studied Robin. "Are you truly from the Crownward Syndicate?"
Everyone turned toward Robin in disbelief.
No wonder he was so fearless—he was a Master from the Crownward Syndicate.
Cameron and Houston lowered their heads, frustrated and powerless.
With Robin's identity, they couldn't take revenge.
They still couldn't understand how their sons had managed to offend someone so dangerous.
Before Robin answered, Mabel rushed over. "Godfather! Don't trust that bastard! No one knows who he is—he's definitely not from the Crownward Syndicate!
"Look what he did to me! You have to avenge me!
"He didn't just beat me but also killed Donald and Lucian. He even went after Young Lord Fairfax!
"He's humiliating you, Godfather!"
Ezekiel's aura flared as he saw that most of Mabel's scalp was torn.
Corwin and Caius stepped in again. "Please, Lord Fairfax, don't act on impulse. One wrong move could ruin everything."
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