Northern left with Kai, heading toward the section of the mountain situated behind the main castle—the place where Shin and his wife had stayed for the few weeks they'd been around.
Kai explained that they had arrived only three weeks ago. And although his father harbored animosity toward Shin, he'd still received them with open hands... albeit with barely concealed hostility. At least, until those people came a few days later.
He didn't know exactly how they'd reached an agreement, but what he did know was this: the visitors had met only with his father and were hosted in a separate section. No one knew who they were, aside from the fact that they were the Patriarch's guests. From what Kai had observed, it seemed like they were negotiating something—and whatever it was, the Patriarch wasn't pleased with the terms.
Eventually, they appeared to reach some kind of consensus.
And that just happened to be when the clan got attacked.
