269 – A Little Boy

"Okay then." I contacted a high-ranking military official. "Send a lot of troops to search for them. However, if anyone manages to find them, don't do anything. Notify me immediately instead."

I turned off the communication feature, then massaged my forehead while Velvet, Ayre, and Nate sat with me in the meeting room.

"Forgive me, my lord." The dragon woman sighed. "I should have told you right away about this."

I shook my head. "No, I think you did the right thing, persuading Ritor to tell me this in person. With that, he won't feel betrayed."

"But…." Velvet stopped talking as soon as I looked at her. I don't want to argue about that right now.

"What shall we do, my lord?" Ayre asked. "Other than finding the Ritors, of course."

I looked at the two scientists. "You two are the best scientists here. So, I want to ask your opinion. Maybe this sounds unreasonable and strange."

"What is it, my lord?" Nate Gulped. "Lady Ayre is definitely smarter than me. Why am I here too?"