But unexpectedly, he had overheard a conversation between him and a strange man.
The man said.
"Don't forget how you got your position as General. You wouldn't want anyone to find out you're not the real Caleb Jacobs, would you?"
At first, the Great General was speaking placatingly, calling the man "brother." But the next moment, all he heard was a choked sound before the man was murdered to keep him quiet.
He was right below the window at the time. Despite hearing such an earth-shattering secret, his expression remained calm. He simply raised his gaze to peek through a crack before slipping away without a sound.
'It's having feelings for someone that gives rise to selfish desires.'
'When he first found out, Aaron Sinclair had been conflicted. After all, they had taken him in and fed him. He owed them a debt of gratitude and couldn't repay their kindness with malice. But he never imagined they could be so ruthless as to send assassins to kill him on his way out.'
