After the banquet, Brewer returned to his room early.
Irritated, he waved away the bedchamber maid he had always been so fond of, then began pacing around his room.
But the more he paced, the more irritated he became, and...
Terrified!
Yes, terrified!
After discovering that he had become a "pig fattened for slaughter," South Los's second-ranking merchant had fallen into a panic.
Especially when he thought of the bloody methods of the Lady of the Long Night, he could not stop himself from trembling all over.
Only now did Brewer realize just how foolish he had been.
His greed had nearly cost him his life!
Once that realization dawned on him, South Los's second-ranking merchant made a decision.
He was going to lay his cards on the table.
Not with the Lady of the Long Night, of course.
She was far too ruthless and bloodthirsty.
The person he chose to come clean with was Arthur.
Compared to the ruthless, bloodthirsty Lady of the Long Night, South Los's mild-mannered Medium was much easier to get along with-at least in Brewer's eyes.
And so South Los's second-ranking merchant had been waiting.
Waiting for an opportunity to meet Arthur alone.
And now, that opportunity had come.
The Lady of the Long Night had gone to the kitchen.
She seemed to be hungry.
Do pregnant women really get hungry that easily?
News of the Lady of the Long Night's pregnancy had already spread without anyone noticing.
Although it was still circulating in private, everyone who ought to know already knew.
And those who should not know?
They would never find out.
That was precisely why Brewer had chosen to come clean with Arthur.
South Los's second-ranking merchant believed that Arthur held enough sway over the Lady of the Long Night.
After knocking, he