"I will be taking away your Archon's badge that day."
"I am not saying this as Professor Bloodrose, but as Major Bloodrose."
Professor Bloodrose's eyes were fixed on William as if she were pressing an invisible blade against his neck.
He frowned slightly. There was something personal in her tone, not overt hostility but a kind of challenge, like as if he had hurt her ego in some way.
He replayed his memories quickly and could not recall any direct confrontation with her. He had not disrespected her in class, nor undermined her authority openly.
[Well, you offended many during your Archon's speech; maybe she is one of them.]
William's brows lifted faintly.
That possibility was not far-fetched. His speech had been provocative by design.
He had called everyone chickens and had challenged the complacency of the whole system and dismissed the illusion of safety that many in the academy preferred to preserve.
