It was a long conversation. The moment I met Aren, I talked about everything that had happened. Aren nodded as he listened to the story. Once he heard that Aidan attempted to assassinate Helena, he expressed deep anger. I was curious about his relationship with Helena. 

Then Aren nodded once he heard that Aidan had burned Garbage Village. “...I see. Indeed, the fire in Garbage Village that day was his work.”

“Yes. Currently, the residents of Garbage Village are temporarily settling in the village where I’m the chief. I came here at Helena’s behest.”

“Hah. I didn’t know anything about what was going on. Thank you for telling me this in person.”

“No, I was passing by anyway.”

What was this man’s identity? His clothes looked pretty expensive so it seemed he truly was a noble of Fortren. He was just too humble and good-hearted. He was genuinely worried about the people of Garbage Village. It was like the difference between heaven and earth from what Aidan showed the other day.

“No, you made a very difficult decision to accept the residents.”

“That isn’t necessarily the case. Rather, I’m in a...