Then all of a sudden, it was as if a dam broke as the people started arguing.
"How dare you imply our King wants a human as a companion?"
"Are you delirious?"
"Someone beat up this lunatic!"
"W-What? Did I say anything wrong? I am just guessing too!"
"Use your head! Words are precious—once you say them, you can't take them back! Are you asking to be killed and all your descendants to be killed? A devil falling for a human? Hah! Preposterous! You just insulted the King!"
"We know how cunning and treacherous humans can be. Our king will not favour them even if it's a female."
"That's why I said I am just making a guess! Can you think of any other reason? Agartha has remained peaceful for so long, so why did the King break this unwritten rule for a single human female?"
"Perhaps…you are right. Maybe the human tricked the King—"
"It's a child—"
"I heard she's a young lady so she might be only feigning innocence—"