Unexpected Company

"Then what about you?" Arthur ignored this point and decided not to dig for an ancient history buried and forgotten as it seemed.

"I will go after my dear auntie," Aemie said with a bitter smile, "she is a family, yet despite all my tolerance and forgiveness she still seemed to take me for a foolish nephew."

Arthur gave her a long glance before sighing, "I don't think that going directly after her is wise."

"Why?" Aemie crossed her arms, "don't tell me you are worried about me."

"It's not… listen," Arthur paused before adding, "one like her won't take such a big step without many backups. She even sacrificed her daughter just to get you."

"Your point?" Aemie's face didn't change as she waited to hear what he wanted to say.

"Even after taking those obvious agents out of the picture, more hidden ones will slip away your fingers… You'll lose either way so why not wait for us to come and regroup?"