Mentioning these, Ossana quickened her pace significantly. "I can't shelter you for too long; a Defender and a Negative Power User just disappearing into thin air in the Land of Secrets... They'll suspect me, after all, in this situation, only I can hide you."
"Won't you be in trouble?" Bologue asked.
"No, they have no direct evidence, and even if they did, the most they'd do is imprison me until the incident is over, rather than kill me," Ossana said.
At this moment, Bologue noticed some clues and asked, "If the Ancestral Council truly wanted to implement absolute will, they should have eliminated you Truth Faction members early on. What does it matter if you're a Duke? The resources shared by three Dukes are more than those shared by four.
So, does your family's existence hold some necessity for the Ancestral Council?"
Bologue's sharp insight was anticipated by Ossana, but she had thought Bologue would only realize this after everything ended.
