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“You don’t seem particularly surprised. Does eating a dragon’s heart also dull your senses?”
“What’s so surprising about a hidden passage leading to a cave behind the elders’ residence?”
“You're an immigrant, but you don’t act like one.”
As Alteman walked up the dark path without a single ray of light, he clicked his tongue softly, watching Karyl follow him without any hesitation.
“The northern elders are the ones who need protection more than the leaders. Having a hidden passage connected to their residence goes against the ethics of the immigrant tribes. The secret passage is for escape, but if it’s exposed, the risk of assassination skyrockets.”
“Who says the elders are weak?” Karyl snorted.
“...What?”
“Those old men were once the leaders of their own tribes. They may be old, but they’re not so easily killed, even by knights. They’re just crafty old foxes pretending to be feeble.”
“Ha... Haha.”
Alteman nodded in agreement.
“You seem to know the elders well. You’re a clever one, I must say. You even used my name to get to Hashir, didn’t you? It seems he fell for it because you’re the son of Karliak... Even though we’ve never met, you managed to use me well.”
“I didn’t need to meet them...
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