Chapter 6029

Jared understood how celestials operated—rank was everything. Every rule inside this fortress worshiped power.

As Envoy Clive, he stood several tiers above ordinary gate guards, and he had made sure they remembered it.

Once courtesy collapsed into confrontation, their insignias meant nothing. Titles couldn’t shield them from someone higher on the ladder. Jared was certain of that.

He caught the flicker of confusion in their eyes—why was the usually compliant envoy suddenly this aggressive?

Maybe they blamed his temper on the rumored ambush. The thought flashed across their faces.

Or maybe they sensed something deeper had gone wrong with his mission and didn’t want to get tangled in it.

Jared could practically see the possibilities rolling through their minds like dice across a table.