People no longer reacted immediately as they had in the past.

The first reason was that Ghislain had given them advance notice. The second was that they all knew that trying to dissuade him was futile.

So, they decided to wait and hear him out. After all, he had promised to explain.

Ghislain couldn’t help but feel slightly disappointed by their lukewarm reaction.

"Ahem. Anyway, I’ll explain now, so listen carefully. The king and the Duke’s faction are preparing to exchange something."

Information from spies sent to the capital was pouring in at an incredible rate.

The other retainers might …