"Withdraw the troops? Has he gone mad?"
Even when he had faced Ogurev's thunderous bombardment earlier, Kallen had not been as stunned as he was upon hearing this news.
This was simply... too incredible, too absurd.
He had just risked his life to obtain the most important intelligence of the war, only to return and find they were no longer fighting?
Kallen asked, "Are you certain it's a genuine Divine Edict?"
A Temple Elder standing behind Daan raised his eyelids slightly and cautioned, "Minister Kallen, please mind your words."
Kallen said, "Shut up. You have no right to speak here."
"You..."
"Masichen."
Another Temple Elder, a woman, spoke to remind her companion to control his temper. Kallen's status was special. Norton had all but explicitly designated him his successor. They had come on Norton's orders to deliver the Divine Edict to withdraw the troops; there was no need to clash with the successor Norton valued, no matter how... rude he was.
"I understand, Limonaisi." Masichen nodded and suppressed his anger.
Daan pointed at the Divine Edict in his hand. "It's genuine. I've already asked the High Priest through a Communication Formation."
Clearly, Daan could not understand this order either.
As a member of the same inner circle as Fudeng and Kreid, he, too, knew what their leader had always wanted. Yet at the critical moment, their leader had suddenly changed his mind.
The additional Temple Elders sent here seemed more like monitors their leader had specifically arranged, knowing he would resist.
It truly made no sense. Suppressing the Divine Temple had practically been a form of political correctness before, yet now he was taking the initiative to use its power to get things done.
Kallen said, "Regiment Commander, we cannot withdraw."
Daan explained, "Two Knight Orders and their attached regular