"Calm down, Gerald," Rainer replied as he eyed the Half-Elf who still had his head lowered and was looking on the carpeted floor. "Do you really think that Alexander is so petty as to use this method to force us to cancel our agreement with Lux to join Nero's Guild? I highly doubt it. This matter must be quite serious for him to go as far as to make a binding contract.
"I am very interested to hear his reason, so if the two of you aren't going to sign, please leave the room immediately. I want to know why a Saint would intervene with our agreement with Lux and take this matter into his own hands."
Gerald frowned, not expecting that Rainer would decide to take a gamble that placed him in a great disadvantage.
"Oi, boy, tell me the truth," Gerald said as he looked at Lux. "This is not about your conflict with Nero, right?"
Lux, who had his head lowered, finally raised his head and looked at Gerald with a determined gaze.
"No," Lux answered. "This is not about me and Nero."