186: Safe once again
“Is this some kind of joke I’m too dumb to understand? Why would we ever hand that monster over to Albest?” Sometimes, Neah questioned Ashura’s wisdom. He was a smart man but he did make some very dumb decisions.
For example, the one he had made today. Why were they handing the monster over to Albest and providing them an unfair advantage?
Neah had rushed over to the royal palace as soon as was sure Howl would not die, only to find out Ashura’s plan. And to say the least, she was not impressed.
“This is insurance. Albest already has control of all the available nodes except Gerna’s and their own. They have the other candidate on their side as well. We cannot afford to go on a full-scale war with them” Ashura sounded regretful.
But Neah had grown up under the elder’s control. She could spot that he was regretful, but not about their current situation. There was something else eating the elder up.
She also knew that he would not tell her what it was.