"!"
The instant John heard Gabri's words, he understood what the Minotaur chief meant.
At first, he had thought the idea was a little too optimistic. But then he considered Meyer's behavior and personality, along with the intelligence reports describing how Kha'Zix, the former chief of the Venomfang Clan, had reacted upon meeting her.
John realized that Gabri might actually be right.
After all, in the eyes of the Beastfolk, their sages throughout history had been renowned for their sanctity and dignity.
And although Meyer truly was the new Beastfolk sage, rather than believing that this mud-loving Foxfolk girl was a sage, the Beastfolk would probably find it more convincing if someone told them she was the Beastfolk king's illegitimate daughter.
Granted, the whole situation was rather hard to take with a straight face.
"-I understand. Perhaps you're right, Chief Gabri. I really was worrying over nothing."
Coming back to his senses, John replied with a stiff smile.
He felt Wendy's teasing gaze from beside him and saw Gabri's expression: the chief wanted to defend Meyer, yet seemingly couldn't think of anything about the young sage to praise, even after racking his brains.
Even someone as thick-skinned as John couldn't help feeling his face grow hot, embarrassment welling up inside him.
After all, Meyer was now one of Faoken's people. As Faoken's governor, he couldn't entirely escape responsibility for her being so unreliable.
Even Gabri, a diehard supporter of the sage, subconsciously treats Meyer as a mascot. It goes without saying what the other Beastfolk must think!
At this rate, won't Meyer end up a complete lost cause? Damn it!
*No, I absolutely can't let this continue. Once this business with the Saga Kingdom's envoy is over, I'll have to assign someone to put Meyer through intensive training. As long