At this point, Felix stopped pretending. "From your tone, it seems like I should show you more respect? Who do you think you are?"

He had originally wanted to de-escalate the situation, basically following a pattern of minimizing issues. However, these things often evolved into sad stories, so what was the point of pretending anymore?

Previously, he truly had no choice. Not just with people like Zedekiah and Clarence, but even with Chester, he had no power to resist. Now, however, things were