Wolf Giles was furious!
Deke Doyle, the spellcaster in whom he had placed such high hopes, had led a thousand of his most elite soldiers to Lion Harbor.
They had been intended to stab deep into the Northwest people's defenses from an unexpected direction like a sharp blade, then join forces with the Collins allies outside the city and seize this small city, which nevertheless held a vast amount of wealth.
But the spellcaster had disappointed the Grand Duke. He had failed and fled back in disgrace.
Doyle was lucky. It was currently a crucial moment when Grand Duke Greedy Wolf was recruiting spellcasters on a large scale, so the Grand Duke had not punished him too severely and had merely given him a harsh scolding.
Giles was not naive enough to believe that Paul Greiman, one of the powerful lords of the Auldo Kingdom, could be attacked by over a thousand men without investigating who was behind it.
He had to prepare to face Greiman's fury before Greiman uncovered everything.
But what the Grand Duke had not expected was that Paul Greiman would learn about it so soon.
A merchant from Northwest Bay who had come to Five Rams City delivered him a handwritten letter from Paul Greiman.
The contents of the letter left Grand Duke Greedy Wolf dumbfounded.
Greiman began by saying: I know you did this.
He expressed his outrage and issued a stern condemnation of Giles.
But the problem lay in the ending. Between the lines, it seemed to convey a certain meaning—if Giles could provide a more or less acceptable explanation, then the matter would be dropped.
This...
After reading it once, Giles rubbed his eyes. Then, filled with suspicion, he carefully read the words on the letter again.
In the end, he reached the