Knights of Tezoth

"— Or he was paid many times more by those who benefit from getting rid of Lord Adalard and his best fighters on the surface," Stefania suggested. "That one-eyed man is just strange in general. You know we brought him and some strange young lady along to Deus's birthday? For all the time I managed to observe him, he didn't seem to do anything out of the ordinary, yet at the same time he easily wrapped our young lord around his finger. Aldelion Grimm literally hung on his every word during their conversations. Honestly, I didn't like him from the start. But who are we to argue with the lord's decisions?.."

"- Ha-hah! The young lord's situation is quite tragic. Having encountered a lack of understanding in the eyes of those around him, especially those close to him, he was surely waiting for someone he could open up to and chat with without filters, so it's no wonder that such a neutral person in his life fulfilled that role for him. With all due respect to His Genius, he made a mistake in raising his son — discipline without love will not yield good results."

Stefania merely shrugged.

"— I can't say I know much about the young lord's situation, since we don't really interact. And if our eyes do meet, he looks at me as if he's seen a venomous snake. Father understands this better, but you know him — he's not one to gossip about other people's affairs."

In another situation, the girl might have even sympathized with Aldelion, since she herself was raised in an atmosphere of love, understanding, and mutual respect. But the current situation was different, not to mention that the young heir clearly couldn't care less what she thought of him.

"— In any case, something else worries me more right now. How do we get out of here? What will we encounter on our way? And what will become of Gildaria without full protection and a wise ruler?"

"- A venomous snake? Gahahah! I think he'll eventually grow out of his biased attitude — after all, the boy has His Genius's blood in his veins, and he has room to grow. Well, we have two paths — either obediently wait for the rubble to be cleared, or try to reach Ikazkan. It seems our lord preferred the second option over the first. I think your father and Rainris will take care of Gildaria while we're all away. I'd trust each of them with my life."