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William glanced at Fran, who remained silent throughout.
Ordinary people couldn't tell how proficient Draculus was in alchemy, but this person surely could.
The way they both behaved did not seem like they had never interacted before.
In Draculus's presence, Fran was too much at ease, not at all like someone facing a creature that had lived for over a hundred thousand years.
He leaned against the sofa helplessly, thinking how well these mages concealed their cards!
Adrian and Hill probably didn't know about the acquaintance between Fran and Draculus.
Especially Adrian, who looked quite unconfident.
As for how deep their relationship went, it seemed the two were about to inform him.
William felt lucky, having just asked Fran for help summoning someone.
Neither Fran nor Draculus would deliberately hide anything from him, but there were things he didn't know that could lead him to make wrong decisions.