The bracelet before him was undoubtedly a mystic art-level item.
It was precious enough to anyone on the mystical side.
But for a member of the Pale Hand lurking behind the scenes, it seemed rather underwhelming.
So-
Did the name Aislan have some special meaning?
Or...
Was this a trap?
Arthur pondered this, but his gaze paused for a second on the alias "Old Lion." Then he put himself in Glaster's shoes.
The man had sent out a rookie like Walsh.
Clearly, he was not worried about Walsh being exposed at all.
Or rather...
Walsh being exposed was exactly what he wanted.
He knew that if Walsh was exposed, Arthur and Malinda would leave him alone and play the long game to draw out the mastermind.
And that would lead them straight into Walsh's trap!
He wanted to use Walsh to direct Arthur and Malinda's attention toward Bloody John. If they attacked Bloody John, so much the better.
A "grand funeral" would inevitably follow.
Clearly, Bloody John had realized this, which was why he had deliberately let his thrust miss slightly and was preparing to strike back.
What a bunch of scheming old bastards!
Plotting against a young man like me like this-have they no shame?
Arthur thought this without letting any of it show.
He had already decided: after discovering the watcher, he had noticed absolutely nothing else. He was young and inexperienced, and with Malinda pregnant, he had devoted all his attention to her and the Manor.
Glaster's scheme?
Bloody John's counterattack?
He knew nothing about them!
He did not even know what was happening.
As a young, upright, innocent, and kind Medium, his heart was set entirely on Malinda!
So...
With his warning, Malinda could quietly investigate a little.
Anything beyond that?
That would all be Malinda