In the Royal Palace, the three Archdruids had been invited back into the hall where the king awaited them.
Seeing the king of the Aisk Kingdom smiling down at him, Hadi, who had been so confident all along, suddenly felt a pang of unease.
Strange. What am I uneasy about? Hadi could not understand his own anxiety.
With the entire Guild behind us, this kingdom's king will eventually compromise. Once he agrees to punish that arrogant young man, we can claim the moral high ground and utterly destroy his influence on the continent. Everything is perfectly clear. What exactly am I uneasy about?
The other two were high-level Archdruids like him, so as Hadi grew uneasy, a faint anxiety also stirred in their hearts.
The three exchanged glances, each seeing the same confusion and unease in the others' eyes.
"May I ask why Your Majesty has summoned us back?" Hadi looked toward the king on his throne. "Have you reached a decision about the matter we discussed?"
The king smiled at the three men below, then had an attendant carry a scroll over for them to examine.
"Your Majesty, what is this?" As the leader of the three, Hadi accepted the scroll and looked up at the king in puzzlement.
"This is a report sent from the Tatshaw Territory. All three of you should read it," the king said calmly from his throne.
Even before opening the scroll, the three Archdruids sensed that something was wrong.
Something was off. Earlier, the king had been angry and hesitant. How had his attitude changed so dramatically in such a short time?
His relaxed, cheerful expression hardly looked like that of a man who had just made a difficult decision.
As their representative, Hadi naturally opened the scroll. After reading its contents, his