Saya felt a chill when he saw how practiced Caroso was.
He felt that Caroso was carrying out something huge, something he knew absolutely nothing about!
Caroso knew the Corleone Family's aerial estate far too well. That would have been impossible without inside information.
Since it was such a major operation, why had he asked him to help with strategic analysis? There should have been better strategists preparing for this in advance.
Or did he not trust those people?
Saya's mind was a tangled mess. He realized he was understanding his younger brother less and less.
They had lived together for so many years, yet the Caroso before him felt like a stranger.
Not understanding someone brought other emotions with it, such as... fear. Fear of the unknown.
"Everyone, you are free." Caroso unlocked all the restraints. "The ones who saved you are Your Highness Ailin Yixite, and Young Master Saya Kolia of Azure Wolf Province in the Perus Kingdom."
Saya's blood pressure had nearly risen again, but seeing that he was being tied to that princess, he said nothing.
Seeing Ailin lead everyone charging out while Caroso helped, it was obvious they were on the same side.
They had offended the Corleone Family but gained the princess's friendship. All he could say was that every loss came with a gain.
"Your Highness? The Empire came to save us?"
"The country, the country hasn't abandoned us!"
"I knew it! The country would take action. Our nation is the greatest Knight's Country!"
"That's right! How could the Knight's Country abandon its own knights?"
A strange light blossomed in the knights' eyes, and their loyalty to the Empire shot upward.
Caroso walked up to the High Elf, took out a key, and removed her handcuffs and shackles.
As an elf, she had