"Stop, Danitz."
Before Sifa could respond, Edwina said, "All of you, leave for now."
Danitz glanced at his captain before snorting. With a turn of his hand, he dispelled the flames and left the captain's cabin with the others.
Once the room was quiet again, Edwina looked at Sifa. "Why did you do that? Why expose your identity?"
Ken Angus answered for Sifa. "Because only then could we show our sincerity. We genuinely hope to cooperate with you."
Only then did the Iceberg Admiral turn her gaze away and look at Ken Angus. "What do you want to cooperate with me on?"
Ken Angus briefly outlined the Feysac Empire's surprise attack plan. "Feysac will make its move next Wednesday. Time is too tight for us to bring troops over from the colonies."
"We already have a countermeasure. We'll have an admiral come over and see whether he can seize that teleportation item from the Feysac people."
"But if he can't get here in time, we'll have to find a way to hold up the Feysac Navy. My fleet alone can't do that."
"Even with me, you still couldn't," Edwina said calmly. "Besides, I can't think of a reason to help Loen. To be honest, I have no fondness for you, especially after you deceived me."
Ken Angus gave a dry cough. "That had nothing to do with the second lieutenant. He was acting on my orders. And whether you believe it or not, we had no ill intentions toward you at the time, Captain."
"I only wanted to learn where you stood and look for an opportunity to cooperate."
"As for a reason to help Loen, ma'am, have you considered this? If Feysac can invade Loen today, perhaps tomorrow they'll invade your homeland."
"Especially now that Feysac has an item