Secret Clause

Ethan had been speaking in a rather casual, almost roguish manner, describing how he planned to carry out his spiteful and thankless tasks, but Xandria cut him off.

Her barrage of questions made Ethan suddenly realize that the development of Ethereal was never announced in advance. What he was saying now was essentially spoiling future events. But he couldn't help it—the moment he thought of Zachary, Ethan's mind always seemed to overheat.

Still, he didn't dwell on it too much and replied, "It's absolutely true. As for where I got the information, you don't need to know. But as for the benefits of holding a fortress… I'll tell you once we're officially working together."

Xandria had been leaning in, ready to listen, but Ethan's response was essentially useless.