“I heard that the guards of Hiveden have surrendered.”

In the underground hideout of the Order of Huginn, Dilmond and Anya were having a conversation about the events that happened in the council meeting earlier that day.

Juan was also in the hideout, sitting alongside the commanders of the Order of Huginn, but no one had any complaints about his presence; Ras approved of his presence.

Ras had only said that Juan is ‘a trustworthy man,’ but that was enough for the Order of Huginn to accept him.

“That’s going to shake up the council even more.”

“Well, no one wants to be trampled under the Emperor’s Foot. I heard the Order of the White Crow is still preparing for war—they are really pressuring the council.”

“Didn’t they say that they’ll give the council some time to decide until tomorrow?”

“Yeah, but they’re basically pressuring them to make up their mind sooner. The Order of the White Crow is also running short on time.”

The Order of Huginn already had spies in the governing council Hiveden. In fact, one of the council members was an associate of the Order of Huginn. Through him, the Order of Huginn received details on everything that had been discussed in the council meeting, and found out the council was leaning toward surrendering, unlike their prior decision.

“I don’t quite understand. Why is the Order of the White Crow surrounding the city that the citizens...