Even when Lakan came to report on the strategy or brought a cipher from the imperial palace, Cassard did not send Scathach away.

Whether pressing a gun barrel and asking if he was a spy,

Or when ordering the deputy Lakan to shoot if suspicious,

Scathach had given up on trying to read his confusing attitude entirely.

“Ezra has officially begun to search for Princess Erwin. They even conducted an official interview, stating they’ve disguised cooperation with the Tesia Empire to provide a pretext for reclaiming the old Eberron territories.”

“……”

“What shall we do?”

“The Emperor.”

“He did not speak specifically about that today. As you know…”

“Did he send another swearfilled letter?”

Cassard remembered the daily curses written in the ciphers from the palace and chuckled.

[If you’re robbed by a spy and cry for help, I won’t assist you, you dogXX.] [Today I requested your appearance at “Le Domang.” You’ll be cursing a lot, so prepare yourself, madman.] [The conflict between Tesia’s Emperor Rudra and Crown Prince Allen seems to have worsened. Probably because of Eben Bahur, but find out more. If a dolt like you still has the judgment to do so.] [Is Princess Erwin alive? If alive, will she side with Ezra? What do you think? I don’t know if you have the judgment for that.]

Considering he had gone to Corbu angrily without looking back, it was quite an endearing content.

Knowing that Attila was angry because he was worried, Cassard also felt somewhat apologetic.

“If she’s alive, it’s better if we find her first than Ezra. Hopefully, she’s not so foolish as to join Ezra.”

“But wouldn’t she be more likely to side with Emperor Ezra than us?”

Lakan’s words made sense.

Knowing the fact that at the time of the fall of the Eberron Kingdom, Emperor Foburgen had smuggled Princess Erwin to make her Ezra’s empress and subsequently reclaim the kingdom’s territories.

Still, the Blahnath family refused to go to war, thus making Attila the crown prince.

So if Princess Erwin were alive, she would more likely side with Ezra than Attila or Cassard.

Of course, there could be an option to choose neither side, but that would obviously lead to her being used or deceived everywhere.

“If she’s dead, it’s good, if not……”

Cassard was so focused on the cipher from the palace that he didn’t notice Scathach staring intently at him.

So, as he always spoke, decisively and gracefully, he commanded.

“Kill her.”

(This is a time marker.)

We will sever cooperation with Emperor Ezra, so return Eben Bahur,

We will cooperate in finding the Emperor after ending the war.

This was the attitude shown after the Tesia Imperial Army was pushed back to Eben Bahur.
Even as they formed the new Even Bahu[Dash]Crom Halde front, they constantly engaged in local provocations, and during this, Prince Avaruta attempted to assassinate the admiral, only to be captured.

According to Lakan, Emperor Tesia sent another secret letter to Ezra, proposing some sort of deal.

Cassard stared intently at the brown eyes of Prince Allen, who was seated across the table in the temporary tent for negotiations.

Emperor Rudraga who wants to cooperate with Ezra using Princess Erwin to get Even Bahu back, Prince Allen who says to give up Even Bahu and release Prince Avaruta.

“……”

“As the supreme commander leading Tesia’s imperial forces, I will officially give up Even Bahu.”

Prince Allen, holding a vow to abandon Even Bahu, secretly visited the garrison of Parsard’s imperial forces.

Knowing that the wavering behavior shown by the Tesia Empire was due to the bad relationship between the Emperor and the Crown Prince…

“……The animal symbolizing the Tesia Empire was a lion, perhaps.”

Across from Allen, Admiral Blahnath, sitting upright with elegant posture, his red eyes fixed on the vow on the table.

Knowing well that he was not a schemer, he had come to Even Bahu fearlessly on his own, but now he began to think that it was not exactly a good idea.

A man who speaks the language of the nobles even in the midst of a lifeanddeath war, and even in the face of the enemy’s leader. A threatening predator that could overpower Allen in one go, even if he was brave, he was still just a lion cub.

“What are the odds that a fearless lion cub can challenge and win against my father?”

“……Since His Majesty has entrusted me with the supreme commander’s position, can’t I make such a decision?”

“Hmm.”

A strange smile crossed the admiral’s lips.

A soldier with short red hair and a scar on his eyebrow placed whiskey glasses in front of the two.

Admiral Blahnath took a sip of whiskey before Allen and put it down.

Knowing that he was not one to use poison, he wanted to gulp down the shimmering brown liquid and relieve this tension right away, but getting drunk in front of the admiral didn’t seem like a good choice.

However, he didn’t really care whether Allen drank the whiskey or not.

“To be honest, it’s not an appealing proposal enough to hand over the prisoner.”