Leon emerged from the prison cell, greeted immediately by Rebecca and the others.

“How did it go? Did you get anything out of him?” Rebecca asked.

Leon’s response was calm but cutting. “That old man has a stubborn mouth. We tried quite a few methods, but he didn’t crack.”

Rebecca nodded and recapped the key points that Fuehr Last had revealed, outlining the evidence and leads they had gained. Whether it was the shocking revelation that the Empire’s royal family had deliberately prolonged the war between dragons and humans, or the fact that the former king had controlled the nation …