"It could have been Viscount Eric."
John stroked his chin in thought, then stood and looked back the way they had come. Though the thick white fog blocked his view, he seemed to be able to see Eric within Azure Stone Fortress.
"Viscount Eric? We saved him, so why would he want us dead?"
Parr, who knew little about nobles, was puzzled. In his impression, Viscount Eric was somewhat hypocritical, but toward them... well, toward John, he had been quite polite.
"There are many possible reasons. Maybe he was reluctant to give us the gold coins. Maybe he wanted to keep recent events in Azure Stone City from getting out. Maybe it was for the sake of his pride..."
John shook his head. If a noble wanted to kill a commoner, there were far too many reasons they could find. Even an unintentional offense could make a noble want someone dead. They might not show it at the time, but afterward, they would find every possible way to destroy you.
"Then let's go back and kill him!"
Parr always repaid a grudge! If Viscount Eric really wanted them dead, what were they waiting for? At worst, they would delay their journey by a few days and go back to chop that hypocritical Eric to death.
Thud! John raised a hand and knocked Parr on the head. "Don't be impulsive. We have no evidence. Everything just now was only my deduction. You want to kill a noble based on that alone? Then just wait to be hunted to death!"
In the Wind Wolf Kingdom, killing a noble without authorization was a grave crime. Special law enforcers would investigate and issue bounties.
"That's true!"
Parr scratched his head. It had only been a guess, after all. There was no evidence, and no