No Quarter Given

Hearing the Speaker's men muttering about his Crow, Gavin raised a hand and rubbed Huginn's head on his left shoulder.

As the big raven gently nuzzled his hand, Gavin spoke to the Council soldiers nearby.

"Curious about my Crow? If you're curious, why are you just standing there looking? Come over and give him a few pats."

"Come on, guys. I'm fucking here already. You aren't waiting for anyone else, so stop standing around like fire hydrants. Take a break."

With that, Gavin released the raven and waved at the Speaker's men.

Hearing that, the Speaker's already somewhat disordered formation immediately grew even more chaotic.

And sure enough, six or seven bold men actually stepped out of formation and approached Gavin.

Watching the people who had stepped out, then looking at his own increasingly chaotic ranks,

the Speaker's lips and beard began trembling uncontrollably.

But before he could say anything, Gavin casually released Huginn, letting him play with the Speaker's men. Then he waved to the Speaker and said with a smile,

"Mr. Speaker, let your guys rest. We should celebrate today's meeting too."

"I imagine we'll have a lot to discuss next. We can't have everyone standing around listening to what we're talking about, can we?"

"Dismiss them."

"Heh—"

Hearing Gavin's words, the Speaker was almost furious enough to laugh!

Gavin, you fucking bastard! You were giving orders to my men so naturally now?

And I was the one making them stand there, but you were the one letting them rest. So you got to play the good guy, huh?

With that in mind, the Speaker gave special attention to the bold men who had stepped out of formation and gathered around the raven to observe it, memorizing each and every one of them.

Once they returned, everyone brought