Lynch waved his hand dismissively. "We can't take all the credit. His Blood Escape Skill was quite something; he almost got away. Luckily, Avril summoned her Guardian Angel, and we were able to finish him off."
"Eleanor, now do you see? No matter how good you think you are, there's always someone better."
Edmund looked meaningfully at his easily-impressed granddaughter. "During the relief effort at Red Ridge Castle, Battalion Commander Lynch and Avril even took down the Catastrophe Mage, Horn Solar—someone ranked even higher on the Blacklist."
"They killed the Catastrophe Mage, too?" Eleanor's eyes grew even wider. "But didn't the rumors say the Catastrophe Mage died from the backlash of forcibly summoning a Tier Seven Elite Flame Demon?"
"Ahem—Eleanor, that involves military secrets." Edmund cleared his throat, cutting off his granddaughter's questions while giving Lynch a profound look. "Some things are best known by as few people as possible."
