Negotiations

[Ellie's P.O.V.]

Tufarre had been behaving a little too strangely with me, which only spurred me to speak to him soon.

"But you…" Yili was worried, but she couldn't finish that sentence. "Alright, but you have to be careful. If he has ulterior motives against you, he's probably waiting for you to meet him."

What she said wasn't beyond reason. "Yes, he might reveal some things only to me. But don't worry, I won't let anything happen. The sooner this matter is resolved, the more everyone will be at ease."

"I'll go with you," said Anton who had been silent the entire time.

I shook my head and rejected his suggestion. "If you are present, Tufarre might still keep his guard up."

If that happened, we might not be able to get any useful information about him. But since Anton was worried about me, I said, "If you're really worried, we can call each other so that we can analyze this matter together."