If Yetana could still be faulted for something in this incident, Solam was different. There was nothing to criticize about him from beginning to end. Though rumor had it that Digla, the other culprit behind the disaster, had been Solam's friend.
But Solam had personally slain him! No one would bring that up again. Besides, Solam was not afraid of people saying it. He was a foreigner to begin with, and the king of the Cloud Giants at that. Helping Toussaint had been a favor; not helping them would not have been a problem either.
What was more, Solam had helped Toussaint with far more than just this matter. During the vampire incident before this, he had not only helped repel the terrifying Elder Vampire, but had also preserved Toussaint's national treasure, the Holy Grail! Toussaint owed him an enormous debt!
There was no reason for the people of Toussaint to criticize someone who had helped them so much, was there? That would have been utterly unreasonable. Had they not seen how even the fact that Solam had been favored by an evil god had been deliberately erased?
In Toussaint, everyone owed Solam; Solam owed no one! At least in Toussaint, Solam was practically untouchable. Anyone who dared speak ill of him would be met with contempt from others.
It was precisely because of this that, when they saw Solam appear alongside Yetana, all the nobles grew tense. If Solam supported Yetana, things would become troublesome.
But before long, everyone relaxed again.
"Don't mind me. I only came because lying in bed was too boring, and I wanted to come out and watch the spectacle. I won't interfere with any of you, nor am I interested in doing so."
Seeing the undisguised curiosity in the nobles' eyes, Solam waved his