At this moment, Socduo was completely unaware that the truth was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
The influence of the Demon King had long since infiltrated Silver Pine Town; even the renowned Trident Knights secretly harbored the Demon King's "spies." Yet, the vast majority of the Campbell Duchy's citizens remained blissfully ignorant of this fact.
As the members of the caravan were finally persuaded by the revered Father Matt, loosening the bonds of their employer and leaving the church, Charles paced back and forth in the tower's upper chamber at the Trident Knights' headquarters in Thunder City, deliberating over these matters repeatedly.
Since the Deceitful Fog dispersed, for the first time in hundreds of years, the looming shadow of war over Thunder County revealed a glimmer of hope for peace.
