Chapter 17: The Top Scholar's Allegiance

"No! Jasper, you have to live. Only by staying alive can you avenge me…" As Dylan Weedy pieced together the events that had led to this moment, Aurora sobbed in the room while clutching Jasper Gosden, as though they were parting forever. "Aurora, can you read lips?" Aurora nodded. "I was born to a humble family. My mother was mute, so I learned lip reading when I was little." "Regardless, you were involved in the attempt on my life. That means you have to die. Still, killing you feels like...