“Where is it? I’m going.”

“Hmm…”

Killian took on a cautious expression before shaking his head.

“No. This is an issue of the duchy. Although the Ancona Orcs are our allies, you, the head of the Ancona Orcs, should not move hastily.”

“How come?”

Karuta asked back in a furious tone.

Under normal circumstances, Killian would have become frightened and taken a few steps back, but now, he responded without a single change in expression.

“You may not understand, but the recent death of Duke Arangis in Leus has put a lot of pressure on the lord. The atmosphere in the imperial castle is quite turbulent right now, with the imperial nobles scrutinizing every move of our lord and the duchy. At a time like this, if you head to someone else’s territory and something happens, things could quickly get out of hand.”

Killian recounted the same precautions that he heard from Vincent.

“The Earth be split! Why are human beings so complicated!?”

Eventually, Karuta burst into rage. Killian understood the orc’s reaction. In fact, Killian himself had been annoyed when he heard the reasoning from Vincent.

“Eltuan is not human! She is a brother...