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Though Audrey and Demian were technically the same rank, she referred to the White Dragon Commander as if he were a subordinate.
But it wasn’t surprising. Among the Seven Great Orders, the Black Dragon Commander’s status and experience were second only to the Red Dragon Commander’s. And the only person who was above Wade was the Golden Dragon Commander, so she was among the top three.
But it hadn’t been very long since Leonard returned to the Cardenas family, so Leonard didn’t know this.
“Commander Audrey,” he said with a serious face.
“Hm?” She turned to look at him with serene eyes. She hadn’t even considered that he could possibly have objections, as her orders were absolute. Leonard didn’t submit or stand down. He met her eyes.
As a martial artist, he would rather die than compromise his principles. This was true of both Leonard and the Sword Emperor Yeon Mu-Hyuk.
“Though I have not formally joined the Order of the White Dragon, Commander Demian was the first person to respect my perspective and my aims.”
Between her flowing ebony hair, Audrey’s green eyes showed a glint of interest.
It had been a long time since someone who wasn’t a commander had met her eyes.
“And?”
“Even beasts remember acts of goodwill. But if I leave without a second thought when I am indebted to him, wouldn’t I be worse than a beast? Even disregarding the Cardenas family’s ways, I don’t think it would be right for me to do that as a person,” he said.
This was not something for a lower-ranking person to say to a higher-ranking person, or for the weak to say to the strong. But Leonard...
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