Just as Matthew was about to voice his agreement with Clan Head Raven's proposal, Max suddenly spoke up in a calm and unhurried tone, his voice cutting through the tension in the hall with surprising clarity. "I have another condition," he said, as though he were merely adding a small detail to an already settled matter.
The moment his words fell, every person present turned to look at him, expressions ranging from surprise to irritation, as the focus of the discussion shifted entirely onto the young man standing there without a trace of nervousness.
"What else do you want, kid?" Clan Head Jeremy asked with a deep frown, his patience clearly wearing thin as he stared at Max with undisguised displeasure.
"You are asking for far too much for a mere mortal," Clan Head Raven added coldly, her eyes filled with disdain as she looked down on him. To her, the very idea that a mortal would dare to set conditions before great clans of the Divine Realm was something bordering on insolence.
