Headmaster Mensa shook his head as he realized that Captain Rygar was no longer thinking straight.
He actually suggested that Hayden could've come from the Iron Wastes.
It was an infamous place for rogue mages and their twisted experiments. There were already rumors that many missing children were brought into that place infused with artificial Aura to make them some sort of soldiers reshaped for battle.
Furthermore, Captain Rygar must've forgotten that if he accused Hayden of having come from such a wretched place, it means that he was also accusing him of being involved with them!
Mensa then looked at the man who also seemed to have realized what he had just said.
"Careful, Rygar," he said, his voice was low but it was definitely a lot more threatening now.
"You're accusing me of trafficking in dark arts. That's not just an insult—it's a declaration of war."
Rygar, realizing that he had messed up, paused for a moment…
