Chapter 717 Here Come the Burns

• Horatio might have been the head of the Burns family in name, but only those within the clan knew how miserable he truly was. He could be replaced at any moment, and no one cared what he had to say. Yet to outsiders, he appeared prestigious and highly respected.
• "If you're here for the Dragonrise Tower incident, you can forget about compensation. I won't pay a single cent. And if you're here about Talarion, you're going to be disappointed, too. His death had nothing to do with me. I just offended the so-called Godborn, and he tried to frame me. But now the Godborn is dead, there's no one left to prove otherwise. I know it's hard to prove my innocence, but that's the truth."
• Before the others could speak, Sebastian cut in, shutting down everything Horatio had prepared to say.