199 Divergence (5)

"Why?" Billy asked visibly confused.

"Before that, may I ask if you were the one who decided to help her?" Jean asked.

"No, it was Kate and some others decided to help her," Billy replied.

"If that is the case, then I can be honest with you since you saw that helping her would be too dangerous to our state," Jean said. "The truth is, I am planning to use her to restore a part of her state and make them help us when it is time to face the beast masters. They won't work with us unless she is on our side."

"I see…you think that their soldiers will revolt if they realize that one of their former leaders is still alive, even if she is a child…" Billy said. "Still, using a child is…"