Chapter 18: Interactions_2

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However, the fact that a noble lord possessed such high-level magic skills was somewhat contradictory in itself, so the white-robed mage let it go. Perhaps only by meeting the man in person could Onia confirm or dispel his suspicions. Onia believed in her own ability to detect the truth; no one could escape her penetrating gaze, especially not dark practitioners.

Yet the man's background was indeed troublesome. Onia was aware that the kingdom was currently struggling to resolve the issue of the large group of refugees gathered at the border region. It seemed likely that Baron Komer had been roped in by the old fox Tez to be the fall guy. The remote Caucasus was indeed a prime location to absorb this unstable factor of refugees. Should any problem arise, all blame could conveniently be thrust upon the surrogate, and the kingdom could solve such a problem at the expense of the life and future of an insignificant small aristocrat—why not?