Volume 5: Lord's Path Chapter 4: Challenge_3

Palermo's words seemed to hide many incomprehensible ambiguities, but he did not intend to explain anything. Some things wouldn't necessarily gain other's agreement when exposed; instead, it was this kind of vague and obscure insinuation that allowed people to sense the intent they most identified with.

The coldness in his light gray eyes flickered like a cold wave, and Komer nodded heavily, speaking no further. He was a merchant with an exceptionally keen sense of smell, a hybrid of a political and business speculator. Long-term business dealings and an intimate knowledge of the kingdom's political scene had endowed him with a shrewdness and an ability to read the world far superior to that of ordinary people. Perhaps Katya had only slightly hinted at something, but that might be enough to let this man follow the trail and discover many useful things.