Secret Realm (Part 1)

A few days before the incident in the Tomb of the Ancient...

Alaric looked at the papers that Leopold gave him without any expression on his face.

Leopold observed Alaric's expression while he read the papers, but he couldn't discern anything from his expressions.

After reading the content of the papers for a while, Alaric placed them on the table and sipped his tea without saying anything.

Leopold also remained silent, patiently waiting.

After a minute of silence, Alaric finally opened his mouth and asked in a calm voice, "Who gave you this information?"

Leopold picked up his tea cup and after taking a sip he replied with a small smile on his face.

"Don't worry, none of your subordinates is a traitor. I received this information from the people who came to the Dark Forest to search for those two thieves after I announced the bounty on their heads."