Chapter 864 Sacrifice!

• "I won't let anything happen to you all," Gabriel said plainly.
• "There are things in this world that are beyond your control, don't you understand?" said Xanthe, trying to keep her patience. "You can't solve everything with violence. There are people out there far more powerful than we can handle. I don't want anything to happen to you. I heard the Goldstein heir met with trouble in Claritas. Was that… your doing?"
• "Yes," Gabriel admitted, his voice steady. "But—"