"Ridiculous. My loyalty needs no proof."
"The Elder Council's demand that I prove my loyalty is itself no different from betrayal."
"Heh... What exactly do you mean by that?" Kenis's expression darkened.
Just as tensions reached a breaking point, someone who looked utterly out of place in this world slowly approached.
"It is my great honor to see the two of you shake hands and make peace in such a civilized manner."
"However, please allow me to interrupt for a moment..."
Laigushi glanced at Yan Huan, who was sitting on the ground nearby and gnawing on a watermelon, then said to the two of them:
"In the name of the Divine Audience, I have seen Lady Aglaea of [Goldwoven] setting out for Dawn Cloud Cliff."
"Oh?" Kenis raised a brow.
"It seems we have rather too many guests today."
"Not willing to accept it, are you, Your Excellency Kenis?" Anaxa teased.
"The Elder Council holds such lofty positions, yet it still has to look up at the Chrysos Heirs' expressions."
Seeing his demeanor, Kenis could not help but laugh in anger.
"Heh, why do I feel like you had something up your sleeve? Perhaps I simply made the wrong move."
"Still, personally, I would very much welcome her arrival."
Kenis looked at him with great interest.
"Tell me, Anaxagoras. Now that you are an ally, if Aglaea comes to demand that I hand someone over, what should I do?"
Anaxa folded his arms and answered calmly:
"Hand me over, of course."
"Then tell her that the Elder Council merely wished to have a chat with me, with no intention of offending me in any other way."
"But if that happens, the Elder Council's dignity will become a blood-soaked sheet of papyrus, punctured at the slightest poke. And you will have