"He refused the Leader's proposal?" In a corner of a tavern in Luona, a man dressed in a black robe asked Hughes, who had just emerged from the Twin Star Grand Hall in the Imperial Capital.
"He says the Leader isn't sincere. That old fox is too cunning." Hughes drained the ale from the table. The feeling of being manhandled and thrown out of the Grand Hall was not pleasant at all.
"Sincerity?" The black-robed man squinted. His entire body was enveloped in the robe, as if he were trying hard to hide something.
"That's what the old fox said. He probably thinks the conditions we proposed aren't generous enough."
After hearing Hughes's words, the black-robed man drew in a sharp breath. He remained silent for a moment before saying in a hoarse voice, "We have been careless."
