"Before I answer that…" Although Dalton indirectly agreed to explain more about the tournament he mentioned to Valyr, the old man decided to make sure of something first before continuing.
"Did you really not register to the guild with the tournament in mind?"
"I did not." Valyr shook his head. "As I've said, I only came here to register because it was necessary to do so to establish a guild."
"Really now…" said Dalton in response, only to give Rinea another glance after that.
Seeing that Rinea still gave him a shake of the head in response to Valyr's words, the old man finally accepted then and there that he had truly misinterpreted the situation, looking at Valyr with immense embarrassment and guilt.
"Once again, I would like to apologize for implicating you in a situation that you didn't know was going on," the old man said to Valyr, letting out a low sigh as he inwardly admonished himself for his actions.