Chapter 779

"Lothar isn't an outsider."

Valentina gave a soft snort and tapped Elemer on the forehead. "Try to remember this. This isn't Lothar, the centurion of House Saluzzo. He's the legendary captain of Yesterday's Great Ship, Mr. Lothar, revered by the Texans."

Elemer gave an awkward laugh and did not dare speak again. He did not really understand what Lothar was, nor did he understand what Yesterday's Great Ship was. In his eyes, ever since Lothar had accomplished that series of great feats, he had become the person Elemer admired most.

"All right, stop standing there like an idiot. Go wash the cloak I changed out of yesterday."

Only after dismissing Elemer did Valentina continue, "You don't need to fish for information, either. If there's anything you want to know, just ask me directly. We haven't seen each other in many years, but surely we haven't grown that distant, have we?

"Actually, ever since the Texans defeated the old werewolves' expeditionary army, some families had wanted to establish ties with the Texan werewolves, who were still called the Werewolf Federation at the time."

She paused, amusement flickering in her eyes. "I always thought Patriarch Giuliano was an honest man, but it seems he's still held some things back from you in these matters?"

Lothar merely smiled noncommittally. Naturally, he knew Texas still had many secrets, because he understood his own role clearly: an adviser, not a decision-maker. After all, he only knew the broad course of the world's development. He could not possibly analyze every detail and adapt to every circumstance. If he offered too much guidance, the Old Patriarch might act on it out of trust in him, and that could instead ruin everything.

Seeing that her provocation had failed, the werewolf princess rather listlessly picked up a goblet and