After court adjourned, Durandal ignored everyone else. Seeing that Esdeath seemed to want to say something to her, she paid her no heed and instead followed Najeta out of the hall first.
"Najeta, you seem a little too willing to go north with me?" Durandal walked beside Najeta, looking somewhat puzzled. The situation in the Imperial Capital had been complicated lately, with forces from all sides infiltrating it. Although Rita's Blade of Immortality had captured some of them, it was only a small portion.
Durandal had also noticed that quite a few people seemed to have their eyes on Najeta. She did not know whether they were the minister's men or from other factions. Although Najeta had the Romantic Killer Cannon, Durandal was still somewhat worried, which was why she had asked Najeta to accompany her to the border.
Although Rita was still in the Imperial Capital, the military operated independently. At a critical moment, she might not make it in time.
"That's not it..."
Hearing Durandal's words, Najeta shook her head.
As for Durandal... Najeta felt that she truly had not misjudged her. Durandal had not gone along with those people, and in recent years, she had even helped Najeta several times.
"Durandal, what do you think of the Empire as it is now?"
Najeta suddenly wanted to know what Durandal thought. If Durandal's views were the same as hers, she would feel much more confident.
"The Empire? A storm is brewing..."
Of course Durandal understood the Empire's current situation... but she did not want to meddle too much. Maintaining the status quo was enough. Everything could wait until a mission appeared.
Otherwise, she might do too much, only to discover that everything she had done ran contrary to the mission. That would be infuriating.
"Have you ever considered...