“Fuck! Maybe he ran off? Or he became blinded by the silver mine and defected.”

Galfredik’s words had their merit. It wasn’t just a simple village, but a silver mine. It was definitely worth risking one’s life for.

“I’m sure that’s a possibility. Well, if he wants to die, then sure. But I don’t think that he is so foolish.”

“I agree. It wasn’t as if he was putting up a decent fight against you, sir. He was completely dominated. I’m certain that he’s not stupid to that extent.” Partec also shared his opinion. He was quite good at gauging people.

Galfredik spoke with a frown. “Then was he done in by Balmong? Maybe he was captured?”

“That’s what I’m thinking as well. Maybe Balmong wasn’t inferior to Rudrian at all.”

“Or it might have been because they were outnumbered.”

“Hmm.”

Eugene fell into thought with a frown. Either way, it appeared that Balmong and the Hounds were quite capable.

“We should keep in mind that he could have spilled all of our plans to the enemy if he was captured. That bastard Rudrian’s not a real knight, so he doesn’t care about things like honor. If we consider the possibility, then we should rethink our plan to launch a raid at night.”

‘Right. That sounds like…’

Eugene suddenly stopped and raised his...