'I know him! This elder in the green robes has helped me a lot, ' Austin remembered.
"Oh, it's you.
It's an honor to meet you again. I'm fine, thanks,"
Austin replied in a humble tone, cupping his hands at the two elders in a show of respect.
"Good, good. That's great to hear,"
the man replied with a nod.
"Julius, Peter, what's your relationship with this brat? Why do you keep coming to his rescue every time something's up?"
Baldwin questioned in a still furious tone, glowering at the two elders.
He knew that the two elders would stop him from taking Austin's life.
Julius, who was dressed in green, and Peter, who was dressed in red, were both powerful elders and he couldn't afford to fight them and Austin at once.
In fact, the two of them were rather prestigious people in the South Continent and it wouldn't be wise to provoke them.
"Baldwin, what did this boy ever do to you? Why do you want him dead so badly?"
Peter countered without replying to Baldwin's question, rolling his eyes at the latter.
"You!"
Baldwin was so furious at this that he ground his teeth hard, almost biting his lips in the process.
"Peter, don't even think for a second that I fear you. If we get into a fight, you might lose,"
he finally continued after a moment, staring at Peter with a disgruntled look on his face.
"I know that I am a bit old now, so I don't like resorting to violence and force. But if you insist, I'll not flinch in face of a fight," Peter responded.
Apparently, he too wasn't afraid of offending Baldwin.
"Baldwin, just let this matter go, for my sake,"
Julius told Baldwin, cupping his hands to show that he didn't want to fight, but discuss matters amicably.
Baldwin's gaze flirted at Julius's face for a moment and then, with a hesitant look in his eyes, they turned towards Austin.
'With these two old men around, it's gonna be hard for me to take care of Austin.
What's worse, he has a strong helper on his side—that stupid demon!
Looks like I will not be able to end Austin; at least not today, ' he mused.
"Humph!
Julius, Peter, are you sure you want to take this brat's side?
You can see for yourself that he walks around with a demon who is amazingly powerful. Don't you think we should figure out what's going on between those two? Why would a demon be on his side?
You also know that we had reached an agreement and appointed Colin as the commander of the city, but Austin played some dirty tricks to take his place.
As one of the leaders of the Southern Alliances Army, I think I am within my rights to punish him if I find him guilty," Baldwin said, looking at Julius and Peter.
He was trying to turn the tides in his favor through discussions now.
"Have you forgotten what we promised ourselves when we first organized the Southern Alliances Army?
We all agreed that everyone has to obey the rules and we are the ones who will make the decisions.
Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished accordingly, without discrimination, without partiality.
But now you are trying to protect this brat.
Exactly what do you want?"
Baldwin stated calmly.
"Ha-ha, Baldwin, don't be so serious."
Came a voice with a chuckle, as an elder, dressed in a silky white robe appeared beside Austin out of nowhere, with a calm smile on his face.
"Godwin? !"
The sight of Godwin left Baldwin completely flummoxed.
"Have you come here to back up this brat too?"
Baldwin asked.
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