"You… you dare say I didn't do my job?!" Atticus roared, and the whole place shook. Seeing Darian's indifferent expression, he added coldly,
"You think someone with four rings can notice something I, with eight, can't? Kid, you should be more discreet and be aware of yourself and what you lack..."
"Cut the crap." Darian interrupted him bluntly.
"You're admitting you didn't notice anything and don't even want to hear what I have to say. Nobody here is stupid, so let's settle this real easy: just have the hundred finalists point out five runes based on the fire element. If they really knew how to tell the difference and passed the test so fast, there's no way they can't identify that element."
Darian's words shocked everyone. Was he insane? How could someone pull something off without the observer noticing? He was from the Wube family — no one would believe they'd do something so blatantly shameless.
