Chapter 273: Chris Mallin's Public Humiliation

Braelyn Swadlinge's voice rang out, crisp and unyielding. Everyone froze. Asher Jauncy's expression shifted, surprise flickering through his eyes. He had not expected her to lie so brazenly, so openly shielding Chris Mallin and his brother. But the pause lasted only a heartbeat before the reason clicked into place. Back in Martial Venerable Caelum's Ruins, to save a life, he had been forced to strip Braelyn Swadlinge's clothes off to treat her wounds. She was proud to the bone and obsessed with...