Kalina's face stiffened.
A mixture of embarrassment and anxiety slowly appeared in her heart.
She had been completely confident when the mission began.
Now...
She suddenly felt as though she had committed an enormous mistake.
Even though she knew she had done everything in her power to gather intelligence, she also knew how Nascent Soul Kings, including her leader, defined incompetence.
If a mission failed to be executed flawlessly, the blame would fall on her regardless of the external factors. After all, she was expected to take those external factors into account before taking action.
If King Kainaat truly visited Great Elder Runiye, this matter could become much bigger than she wanted.
The competition between the Shinayin Empire's factions was already delicate enough.
