Chapter103

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'No,' Hajin thought, staring at those two floating crystals while sensing the massive, compressed mana still hidden under the knight's armor. 'Kenny might be arrogant, but he has the power to back it up. That fucker is a five-Shard knight, she can't win this.'
Since a fight was a guaranteed loss, the only way to resolve this right now was to use the King's authority as a shield.
He stepped forward, moving right next to Didi.
"We are late," he said, breaking the tension while speaking directly to her. "The King is already looking for you, and he is going to be worried if we aren't back soon."
Kenny stared at him for a long second, his eyes narrowing slightly before the two glowing Shards vanished into thin air. 
"How thoughtful of you to consider His Majesty's feelings," he said, his bright silver mana fading completely as he nudged his horse forward. "Run along then. We have a gate to clear, so we wouldn't want to delay you any further."
He spurred his horse forward, gesturing for his knights to follow as he rode straight past them, completely ignoring Didi's lingering frost. 
Hajin let out a quiet exhale. 
'That was close,' he thought, watching the squad of knights disappear down the path toward the forest. 'If she had actually attacked him, the Flints would have used it as an excuse to retaliate politically. They probably wanted her to strike first.'
The frost slowly melted into the ground as Didi lowered her hands, turning to look directly at him. 
"So," she said, her voice completely calm. "The Flint family, huh?"
He looked away nervously, 'I am so fucking dead.'