The news of Damon's accident during training spread like wildfire, leaving many people who felt jealous of his talent and the attention he received mocking him at every chance they got. They claimed that the king was too hasty in placing so much importance on a young nobody like Damon and argued that he should be forced back to the "trash" they believed he came from.
Malicious comments were thrown at him from all directions, and even the global body joined in, laughing at the clumsy prodigy from the nation of Wecristan. With every insult, the suspicion on Damon seemed to deepen in the eyes of these individuals. However, unbeknownst to them, the news of his injury only leaked because Damon wanted it to leak.
Standing with a calm smile on his face, Damon stood by the window of his room. His black robes fluttered in the wind as his gaze wandered outside. One of his hands was bandaged, and a heavy look lingered in his eyes, betraying the pain he must have endured.