By the time Maple Sugar left the Clock Dial and returned to the spectator stands, her wings had fully recovered. She stood alone in a corner, holding her spear, her expression warning strangers to stay away, her entire body radiating wariness and rejection.
If she could voice a question like that, how could she not know whether what she had done was right or wrong?
But Maple Sugar would never admit she was wrong.
Because acknowledging a mistake meant having to correct it, yet Bear Cookies had protected countless young Oak Owls during wartime. Some Bear Cookies had even fallen into the hands of other races and quickly been put to use.
How could a mistake like that be stopped or corrected?
Even if Xiong Ni came to Yu Xunge now and asked whether she was willing to return all the Bear Cookies to Autumn Bear, Yu Xunge would probably fall silent.
Every Bear Cookie could protect a young child from harm, whether that harm came from other races or their own.
Perhaps she would be willing once the Star Sea was completely at peace, but in a time of turmoil, now that so many other races had settled in Zai Jiu, she was not...
A new matchup appeared on the Clock Dial, featuring Players Yu Xunge did not know. She and Mistblade ran over to Maple Sugar and flanked her.
Maple Sugar curled her lips, her expression cold. "What? Here to condemn me?"
Despite the question, her tone held no sharpness. From what she knew of Zai Jiu Xunge, this was someone cold to the core. She did not concern herself with whether others were good or evil, nor did she judge them.
Her logic and methods were actually simple. Maple Sugar had already glimpsed them at the High