Chapter 527
Putting himself in their shoes, Anvis could understand the Duke's concerns.
After all, Yashira Aslaide's death was still fresh in everyone's minds, and even the prophecy's result had been tampered with. If the Circle of Truth had not appeared in the end and drawn away everyone's attention, the Four Great Families of the Empire would likely have already begun a cold war.
Furthermore, the aura of the Circle of Truth's Leader and the King Selection Sword had appeared near the escaped Aiteno Alfred at the same time. It was difficult not to suspect what role the Circle of Truth had played in this matter.
Rumors had even begun spreading within the Empire that the emergence of the King Selection Sword and the attack on the Descendants of the Aslaid Family had all been orchestrated by the Circle of Truth!
They must have wanted to use this incident to divert public attention and drive a wedge between the Four Great Families of the Empire, thereby achieving their evil goal of weakening the Empire's national strength! Marquis Delaka was the one suffering most from this turn of events. According to Shadow's report, he had become much more short-tempered lately, and quite a few desks had already been replaced in his study.
With the Circle of Truth's intervention, not only had the King Selection Sword been lost, but the Four Great Families of the Empire had also become wary.
If the Four Great Families of the Empire had fallen into the internal conflict he had planned, the Imperial Royal Family would not have minded taking advantage of the situation to suppress one of them. But the Circle of Truth's presence had turned the situation into an invasion by an external enemy.
Given the Circle of Truth's overwhelming strength, the Imperial Royal