"Adanis had acted so forcefully that she was even more powerful than the Guide of old. Olao had not appeared for ten thousand years, and Wise Sovereign merely guessed that he was slumbering. Did you never suspect that he had met with misfortune?" Black Earl asked.
Wise Sovereign said, "According to the contract, she would not lay a hand on Olao."
"A contract, heh." Black Earl gave a disdainful snort. "A contract from ten thousand years ago—if it had never been renewed, it would have more holes than a sieve."
"Besides, even with a contract, if Olao never showed himself, would you not suspect that he was dead? Or that he had been placed under house arrest?"
Wise Sovereign looked at Black Earl and said mildly, "Even if I considered that possibility, what meaning would it have?"
To Black Earl, a direct descendant of Noah, Adanis was by no means someone preserving the legacy of their forebears. What she was doing now looked more like the actions of an enemy of the Noah Clan. As for Olao, although he appeared to have tacitly accepted Adanis's actions, who knew whether something had happened to him? If something truly had gone wrong, then Olao's conduct could be understood as well.
At the very least, in Black Earl's eyes, Olao might have been closer to the true guardian of the Legacy Site.
Yet Wise Sovereign and Black Earl stood in different positions and saw things differently. Wise Sovereign did indeed share some old sentiment with Olao, but that bond had lasted only a few short months. Adanis, on the other hand, had dealt with him for a full ten thousand years.
Compared to Olao, Wise Sovereign clearly cared more about Adanis.
Moreover, whether Olao was dead or under house arrest made no difference