Jerrel's jaw tightened. He reached for a sealed dossier and slid it across the table.
"Hm?"
When Reinhardt's eyes landed on the report, and he read the contents, he couldn't help but frown.
The report detailed a large scale military incursion into one of Rune's western cities, mass casualties, disappearances, unexplained troop movements, and signs of elite covert forces.
The date was one year ago. Yet there was no record of follow up. No official response or investigation into the matter.
"The report was buried," Jerrel explained with an annoyed tone. "The chamberlain responsible for archiving this report hid it deliberately. After I ascended the throne, I uncovered that he was a foreign spy, embedded in the palace"...
"He had similarly hidden several sensitive military intelligence from reaching the king's desk."
"So they exploited the instability of the throne and Rune's vulnerability to get what they wanted," Reinhardt spoke, quickly seeing through the matter.
