The two men were naturally Solam and Philip. Robert's group and Bruce were handling the other matters, so Solam and Philip could only seek out this shoemaker to see whether he had any useful information.
Baka took the portrait of Digla from his time at the Mill Inn and examined it carefully, then looked at Solam and Philip with a guarded expression. As someone who survived on the streets, despite his young age, Baka knew exactly what he needed to watch out for. Poor children grew up early; otherwise, he could never have lived so comfortably.
Seeing how wary the boy was, Solam could not be bothered to talk further and simply took out the royal crest and tossed it to him.
Baka caught the crest in a fluster, and when he saw it clearly, he was visibly startled. However, his previous wariness vanished. The royal family enjoyed an excellent reputation throughout Toussaint, and ordinary people in particular had an exceptional trust in the duchy's royal house.
"Since you're serving the royal family, of course I can tell you. But this..." The boy's eyes flickered as he stared at the bag of gold coins, clearly unwilling to give up the reward money.
"As long as you satisfy us, it will still be yours!" Philip said firmly.
"Deal!"
"Who asked you to deliver that letter?" Solam asked.
"I don't know," Baka answered honestly.
"You don't know? How is that possible?" Solam asked with a frown.
"My lord, I swear I really don't know who he was, because I've never seen him!" Seeing that Solam did not believe him, Baka immediately began swearing oaths.
"Then how did he give you the letter?" Solam could tell that the boy was not lying.
"We made the deal in the back alley. When I