The Discomfort of Being Watched

Hill had originally thought that William's little trouble was simply that a group of big shots overhead were watching him, making it inconvenient for him to say too much to Hill.

Although apologizing was normal between friends, under the gaze of the gods, there might be things the future God of Justice and Fairness could not say outright.

William probably wanted Spencer to convey his apology first, then formally speak with Hill after returning to Telashir.

Hill could sense that Spencer hoped he would not bring up the matter for the time being.

Though he did not quite understand why, Hill readily agreed. His anger toward William had already calmed considerably during this time.

He had been so angry before because, without even realizing when it had happened, Hill had come to regard William as his friend.

If they returned to being merely allies, Hill had to admit that there had been nothing wrong with William's actions.

From an ally's perspective, William's attitude had already been quite commendable.

However, Hill was startled when he entered the hall.

Although William on the throne looked full of energy, his divine power was noticeably lower than when he and Hill had parted!

Just as Hill was about to speak, he changed the subject at William's look. "Your Majesty, Merkel probably didn't tell you that the Magical Beast Kingdom's sudden instability was related to the Orcs, did he?"

"What?" William immediately abandoned his composed posture and rose to his feet.

"Damn it!" he cursed under his breath. "They must have come with Corellon!"

"William of Telashir, how can you blame all of that on me?" A glowing figure in a blue cloak appeared in the hall.

"You're still here?" William said unpleasantly. "Tyr and the others have already arrived, so you're not needed anymore!