If Carson Flores had persistently claimed that Archie Cooke said those words, people might have doubted him. But Carson's sudden change in tone made everyone oddly inclined to believe him.
After all, the Twin Dragon Sect had always been notoriously arrogant in their conduct.
The sect's strength was undeniable, especially in alchemy, where they dominated.
With that impression in mind, everyone instinctively felt that Archie making such audacious remarks was entirely plausible. They weren't aware that Carson had beaten Archie to a pulp before, so Carson's seemingly reluctant shift in narrative led them to believe he might have been threatened.
The looks that people cast toward Archie became subtly different from before.
Archie noticed these changes in their gazes and felt deeply frustrated. Carson, this guy—wasn't he making enemies for him and the Twin Dragon Sect completely out of thin air?
