Valerie let out a cold laugh. "I'm not wasting breath on you guys, but I remember your face, so you'd better watch yourself next time!"

She pulled the letter from Andrew's jacket.

Andrew said in a steady voice, "I'm Andrew of Chetvine, from the Lloyd royal family, and this is a handwritten letter from our patriarch. I need to see Mr. Johnston, so please relay the message."

The moment they heard the Lloyd royal family mentioned, the apprentices all looked stunned.

Behind them, a young apprentice who looked barely 15 brightened in excitement and asked, "The Lloyd royal family's Andrew? So you're the famous Lloyd family's Dragon Prince of Holtrien?"

Before Andrew could reply, Valerie already answered proudly, "At least someone here has eyes. Yes, he's Holtrien's one and only Dragon Prince."

The teen stared at Andrew, studying him from head to toe. Then, he frowned in confusion. "But Mr. Baker said you were already crippled. For a martial artist to be injured this badly is almost