When Wellis returned to Gallop Academy with Wufi, Three Moons had already risen into the sky.
Having returned to the academy, Wellis did not even have time to eat before going to report to Gleia. White Tree City had been shrouded in chaos and violence these past few days. As a student Landen had sent there, she needed to report every piece of information she knew.
Inside the headmaster's office in the Student Center Magic Tower, Gleia sat behind her desk, listening intently as Wellis laid out the entire course of the rebellion.
"Headmaster, just as I said, there are many suspicious aspects to this rebellion launched by the Monitor Lizard Family, Salamander Family, and Golden Python Family!"
"First, these three families all benefited from the previous purge of the White Tree, Wyvern, and Blue Lion Families. They had no motive to oppose Viscount Ormon. Second, the clothing and weapons of their private soldiers far surpassed the standards of the Lizardmen. They were clearly standardized equipment made in a major city—there was no way these minor nobles could have acquired them themselves."
Before Gleia, Wellis was merely a little girl. Yet her analysis was logical and well-organized, entirely unlike the abilities one would expect from a Mana-Wielder born at the bottom of society.
"Finally, and most importantly, although their operation was very thorough, the local garrison moved even faster. In just two days, they captured all several hundred rebels and executed the main figures of the three rebellious families."
Gleia nodded, roughly understanding what had happened, and asked Wellis, "So, tell me your conclusion."
"I believe the Monitor Lizard, Salamander, and Golden Python Families were incited by someone. And I'm afraid it was Great Knight Susie who provoked them, making them launch a rebellion that was doomed to fail, only