Hill had decided to keep his presence in Aglaia to an absolute minimum.
So no matter what Lynn planned to do or how he tormented his beloved little brother, Hill paid no attention.
Even when the battle between the Gar Brothers and Josani reduced Lynn's garden to ruins, he did not say a word. He could even smile happily alongside the large crowd of watching Elves.
The Gar Brothers were certainly strong... but little Josani was a purple Faerie Dragon! Not only were her illusions masterful, but she could also use transformation magic.
Though, due to her excessive love of beauty, she always chose creatures such as Unicorns, those hoofs to the face were probably something she had learned from Lurue—especially precise and powerful.
The envoys from East and West Tethyr arrived in Aglaia at precisely this time.
Faced with several furious reception officials whose faces bore obvious hoofprints, they could only grit their teeth and accept the reality that no proper official had come to receive them.
Especially after an Elf bearing the insignia of the city guard captain swaggered past them without even sparing them a glance, the two delegations, who had been secretly competing with one another all along, finally understood: Aglaia had absolutely no interest in becoming involved in their civil war.
Though the outcome was less than ideal, they could still bear it... as long as the other side did not get an opportunity either.
As for their old habit of assuming that anyone unwilling to cooperate with them might be colluding with the other side and needed to be dealt with early, no one was foolish enough to bring it up.
After all, Aglaia had no need for that.
That lord's way of doing things also made people wary... he truly did not like