Forced to

Then Andrea stood up. She said, "Lord, as this matter also relates to us, let me say something. I, on behalf of shadows, proclaimed that we didn't hold a grudge against the ones that have attacked us. And we hope no one would be held responsible for this matter anymore. As we need every power available for building this village, that is also the concern of all of us."

Aria then looked at Andrea with a grateful look. As for Uriel, Erica, and Eric didn't dare to look at her. As they seemed to be ashamed of what they had done.

Mars shook his head. He then said, "No can do. It's definitely related to you. But, their mistake was also against me. The leader of this village. The choice of action that they took even after knowing that the shadows were led by Ace, one of my trusted subordinates, is an insult to me.