"If you don't tell me, I'll have to shut down the Secret Method Seal."
Pearney sighed, "You should understand: if Billerie's actions cause the curse's power inside Toyennes to spiral out of control, he'll have to find a way to transfer it. The possible targets are you, me, and Billerie himself. No one could escape it. Only a true madman like Billerie would do something like this.
"Originally, given Toyennes' situation, he wouldn't have needed to transfer the curse's power for a short period of time, but now—hard to say. Ivan, you likely don't have much time left."
Those words chilled Ivan to his core. He suddenly realized Billerie had employed a method that was akin to sacrificing a thousand enemies at the expense of eight hundred of his own troops. He and the others were very likely collateral damage.
He noticed something peculiar. "Wait, are you saying Toyennes could still transfer the curse's power to Billerie? Isn't he outside the castle?"