Only silence followed Vaner's words.
The Patriarch just explained what lengths he was willing to go to keep his position at the sect. And there came Vaner, challenging that ruling without even a second of hesitation.
It wasn't just a denial to accept the new situation. It was a direct slap to the Patriarch's face!
"Don't even try it, old man," Vaner warned, seeing how the man tightened his grasp over his massive sword.
The weapon stood only about two feet shorter than the Patriarch himself. Its blade was so massive that it should be rather used as a blunt rather than a cutting weapon.
And yet, with Patriarch's strength, every swing of this massive sword would spell doom to those who would underestimate it.
"Have you lost your mind?" the Patriarch asked, furrowing his burrows as his lips moved and complexion darkened. "Or do you come here just to die?"