Ms. Zackary sat on a blanket inside her house, drowning in sorrow.
Tears streaked down her wrinkled face, gray hair falling across her forehead. She looked broken.
"This is all my fault. I never should've made you fight Mason Raymond..." Ms. Zackary whispered, fresh tears rolling down her cheeks.
She quickly wiped her eyes. Her gaze hardened as she came to some kind of decision.
"I'll have to hide this news for now." Ms. Zackary's voice carried desperate resolve.
She wouldn't tell the higher-ups yet. Instead, she'd secretly bring Mason Raymond to the Mystic Realm before they found out!
Ms. Zackary knew the truth - her life and Leticia's meant nothing to those in charge.
They'd never risk exposing the Capital City Martial Arts Association's secrets just for Leticia!
"I've given my whole life to the Capital City Martial Arts Association. Time I got something back."
"For Leticia, this is all I can do!"
Ms. Zackary muttered these words, then turned and left her house.
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