"So, my lord, King Ulrich demanded those one hundred thousand denars from you in order to hire a large army to do this?"
Ansen furrowed his brow deeply. It seemed he had gained a new understanding of kings and nobles.
"He probably thought Noldo blood could cure his illness, or perhaps he wanted his descendants to possess Noldo blood... Who knew? In any case, a king who learned he had a terminal illness was capable of doing anything crazy..."
The lord did not hide these matters from his own people. He now felt that this was a difficult situation to handle as well.
"Unless we can convince the Noldo Elves that White Deer Fortress will not participate in this, I'm afraid we won't be able to avoid this disaster..."
Amy became worried after learning of the situation.
"Risadiran, if you want to help your people, I can let you leave temporarily. This may be a good opportunity for you to return to your people. I have not forgotten my promise. But I have a request as well. You'd better let your people know that these mercenaries have nothing to do with White Deer Fortress, and that White Deer Fortress is willing to support the Noldo in striking back against their enemies... In fact, I would very much like to form an alliance with your people. Only peaceful coexistence allows us to develop together. You know that I have no prejudice against the Noldo."
The lord first made his stance clear to the Noldo Elf.
Risadiran nodded. "Thank you, my lord. I can try to contact my people... But I am a criminal of my family, and in the current situation, it will be far too difficult to make any Noldo trust humans..."
Risadiran naturally understood that the lord truly bore