It was connected to Neptulon the Tidehunter. Seeing Rex sink into thought, Vincent said no more. He fell silent and waited for Rex to work it out.
The crux of the matter was not difficult to guess at all. In Vincent's view, Rex had simply overlooked something for the moment. Knowing Rex as he did, Vincent believed that even without this reminder, Rex would think everything through clearly once he returned. That was how capable Rex was. Others might not know it, but Vincent was among the few who understood him best. The greatest credit for the Kingdom of Gilneas's achievements belonged to Rex.
Rex quietly began considering the connection between Limas and Neptulon the Tidehunter. Judging by the information they currently had, his earlier plans had been somewhat misguided.
Originally, Rex had believed that Limas was colluding with the undead, and that all their efforts were directed toward rescuing Neptulon the Tidehunter.
Their current actions had seemed to serve that same purpose.
They had spent an entire year trying to get Neptulon the Tidehunter out.
But the latest information overturned that assumption. If Limas truly intended to rescue Neptulon the Tidehunter, he should have stayed quiet and done nothing at this point. He certainly would not have exposed his collusion with the undead. If outsiders learned of that collusion and connected it to Neptulon the Tidehunter, anyone would realize that the undead intended to rescue him.
That made no sense, unless Limas had another objective and had never intended to rescue Neptulon the Tidehunter at all. Only then would it add up.
He had another objective and had deliberately exposed a few traces of the undead for others to investigate, leading them to suspect that the undead wanted to rescue Neptulon the Tidehunter. It was a diversion, using this