Abner flipped through the telegram in his hand, then picked up a photograph that had clearly been taken in secret of Gwen and Lydia. He appeared interested in Lady Dragon's Might, but inwardly, he could not help worrying about her.
According to the report from the administrator the Delien Family had installed on Ithaca Island, Miss Gwen and Tran had been spotted as soon as they landed, despite their disguises. Even the intelligence they had gathered had been deliberately leaked by the administrator...
If Miss Gwen tried to intercept the slave ship based on that intelligence, she would walk straight into an ambush!
Fortunately, the administrator of Ithaca Town feared Lady Dragon's Might's reputation. Rather than act rashly, he intended to wait until Vice Admiral Deep Sea's fleet or the Delien Family's Military Faction navy arrived before putting the plan into motion and capturing Gwen alive.
Miss Gwen probably did not know that these slaves were tied to the Delien Family and the Sea Monster's Deep Sea Ceremony. She likely thought it was an ordinary slave ship. Otherwise, she would not have been so careless...
But this one small mistake could bring her a terrible fate!
There should still be time! Abner silently calculated the time and distance, then made his judgment.
At the same time, he pretended to accept the assignment with delight. "You know me so well," he said with a smile.
The prime minister gave him a kindly smile, then said with a teasing look, "Come to think of it, you've been back in Trier for two days, yet you haven't met up with any of your old 'friends'... Just how charming is that Loen princess, to have you so infatuated?"
*So in your eyes, it's strange that I haven't gone to 'comfort' those friends? Though judging