For a second, no one responded.
I studied him carefully.
He was confident, but was that confidence justified?
I wanted to believe him, but something in my gut told me otherwise.
I glanced back at the mound of earth where the orc lord had been buried stood unmoving, but I knew better than to trust its silence.
Edward stood firm, his body still radiating that faint heat from his earlier outburst.
His sharp eyes flickered toward the earth-user who had confidently declared that the orc lord couldn't escape.
"You're wrong," Edward said, his voice like steel.
The awakened frowned, clearly not expecting to be challenged.
"What do you mean?" he asked. "There's no way he can break out of that. I made sure of it."
Edward didn't hesitate.
