Chapter 256 (Teaser)
"You’ve already heard, haven’t you?" Ian said, wiping the remaining bread in the stew bowl. His plate was almost empty now.
"Yeah. You were wondering if the island folks were in cahoots with the Duke, right? But that’s not the real reason, is it?"
"There’s nothing else. That’s all there is to it."
"Hmm… Is that so? Alright. I’ll believe you."
Thesaya added with a peculiar smile on her lips.
"I thought Ian was planning to go to the islands."
Quick to catch on.
Ian thought as he put the bread in his mouth. As Thesaya had guessed, what he said was merely a surface reason. The Black Isles, like the South, was a region he hadn’t visited, so he asked to gather information in advance.
Philip, his eyes curious, asked. "So… as the rumors say, were they in cahoots?"
"They were close, but they weren’t minions of Round Table."
"Oh, is that so? That’s somewhat of a relief then...."
Instead, it seemed they were serving some other monster.
Ian added inwardly as he watched Philip sigh with relief.
According to Palmar, some lords of the isles served a being that was slumbered beneath the sea. This explained why their ships rarely suffered attacks from the monsters of the Black Sea. The islanders clearly had their own dark secrets.
Charlotte and Thesaya had also heard this, but neither of them showed any interest in that part.
Maybe one day we'll have to fight something like a...
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