New enemy

"Do you want me to complain to the punishment hall elders?" Evan said. His taunting words cut through the tense silence between them.

Jack gritted his teeth, the weight of his impending submission heavy on his shoulders.

With a deep breath, he fell to his knees before Evan; his head bowed in humble submission.

"Your Highness, I am truly sorry for my disrespectful behavior towards you and the Patriarch. I was out of line, and I regret my actions deeply. I apologize from the bottom of my heart, and I promise to do better in the future," he said loudly, his voice trembling.

As the words left his lips, Jack felt his pride as a man being crumbled apart into pieces as he apologized in the middle of the crowd.

The crowd watched on in stunned silence as the proudful son of the Ice Household humbled himself before his conqueror.