No one dared to answer Damian's question.
The silence stretched on, thick and suffocating, broken only by the labored breathing of the three broken heirs lying at his feet.
Damian stood there for a long moment, letting his cold crimson eyes sweep across every face in the massive crowd that had gathered to witness this brutal display.
Students from all years were present now. Even some other Student Council members had arrived at the edges, watching with complicated expressions but making no move to intervene.
They all knew the truth that nobody wanted to say out loud.
Damian Valcor was beyond their authority now.
He'd crossed into territory where normal Academy rules simply didn't apply anymore because enforcing them would require power that nobody present possessed.
Damian's gaze finally settled on a student standing near the back of the crowd, partially hidden behind others.
