Shouldn't Helene have returned to Bayam a week ago, then gone back to Intis? Why had she gone "missing" again?
Angel wanted to ask, but she felt that would expose her relationship with Helene, as well as her recent movements in the Rorsted Archipelago.
Fortunately, the 1,500-pound reward quickly caught everyone's interest. After a brief silence, Miss Magician asked:
"What is her identity? Why is the Intis Embassy in Bayam offering such a large sum?"
If her background was ordinary and she wasn't that strong, could Xio try her luck at sea... She caught wanted criminals worth less than a hundred pounds every day, yet she couldn't save much in an entire year. If...
Fors's imagination ran wild.
"This isn't a bounty, but a reward. This Miss Helene isn't a wanted criminal."
Hanged Man emphasized.
"Sauron of Intis... Is she from that family?"
"Justice" Audrey joined the conversation. She wasn't very interested in the reward itself, but she was curious about the story behind it.
"Yes, the very one you're thinking of: the former Intis royal family, the Sauron Family, which had been active on the political stage since the Fourth Epoch. Of course, they are nowhere near as powerful as before, but they still have enough influence to make the embassy, even the local Loen Kingdom garrison and churches, help search for someone."
Hanged Man gave his introduction leisurely, but Angel heard another meaning in it: the Church of Storms behind him was also helping search for Helene.
"I heard that the pirate who captured her was Vice Admiral of Ailment Tracy."
Mr. World's somewhat low and hoarse voice came from behind the Gray Fog. His figure shifted, sitting a little straighter, as though he too was interested in that enormous sum.
He was also near Bayam? No, everyone