Severin stared back at the Head Instructor, his face calm and composed.
His face might be calm, but his heart was a raging sea. To attain the rank of a Commander in the Empire isn't an easy feat, especially if the Academy was built on the ideology of the strong over the weak.
Then the military is where it was most upheld.
And to be powerful enough to climb the rank? That was exactly what Darius Faulkner did, right from an ordinary soldier to become a Commander.
Severin picked his words carefully. "Ethan is only concerned about his House leader."
"Eh? He's a member now?"
"For now, yes. He is a temporary member of the House."
Darius didn't say anything but watched him for a while. His eye flashed with a brief hint of confusion, but it was gone the next instant. "I don't understand. How do you make those who are much stronger obey you?"
