"He's probably just having fun," Selphira interrupted with a tone suggesting she'd witnessed this behavior pattern in him before. "He found something interesting and is taking his time... Or he's enjoying intimidating local nobles too much and lost track of time while extracting extra information."
Julius didn't respond immediately to that theory. His expression remained thoughtful in ways that suggested he wasn't entirely satisfied despite what seemed like logical explanations.
But there was nothing more they could do from here at this moment. Arturo would check the situation with scouts who could travel quickly. If there was a real problem requiring intervention, they'd know soon enough to respond on time.
In the end Selphira was right, Victor and themselves were way stronger than the enemy… Attacking them now would be suicide, they had no way of wining, right?
For now they could only wait and observe what was happening in front of them...
