Everybody was confused.
What Lintosh just said was true … from the words that they heard from the head of the Derano family, Delgan Derano, the man was simply … dumb.
Even in the face of the corruption, which had so much power and was a threat to the entire world, he thought that he could betray the empire, let it get devoured by the corruption, and then come back to take land.
Not to mention that he was quite arrogant in his way of thinking, believing that any kingdom would simply take them and let them do as they pleased later on.
As they listened, however, they all froze as footsteps echoed through the hall. In fact, even the people inside the meeting hall froze, Delgan Derano's face actually showing confusion before slight … apprehension.