He looked at her with the terrifying, unhurried attention of a butcher inspecting a carcass. "There are... And I counted."
"And I do think that doesn't matter now... is it?"
"Six system holders," she spat, her voice trembling despite her bravado. "Against one."
"Six system holders have been in the Underlayer for varying periods of time and have optimized their abilities for a kingdom environment," Rex said, his voice gaining a heavy, authoritative weight. "This is in contrast to one person who has been operating at approximately sixty percent of his capacity since the speech began, specifically to avoid damaging the infrastructure I plan to use afterward."
He paused, the silence in the plaza becoming suffocating. "I'm going to be honest with you about the math..."
"It is not in your favor."
"You could be lying about the sixty percent," a third man challenged.
