"If you don't kill me, I will become your slave, just like Dupravel. I will stand by your side as your number one ally within the Council. So please…. Please let me go, Skyshard." The Twelfth Elder begged, as Leo chuckled at his words.
He had the Twelfth Elder exactly where he wanted him now, as him showing weakness in the negotiations was the exact moment Leo had been waiting for.
"I don't understand, Twelfth Elder, if you haven't done anything wrong, if it's Mu Fan or the Righteous Faction framing you, why would you agree to become my slave?
If you're morally upright, why would you not stick to your truth?" Leo asked, as he balled his fists and clenched his fingers, ready to punch the Twelfth Elder's nose the moment he lied.
"T-t-that….. I–I-I" The Twelfth Elder hesitated, Leo's sinister smile giving him chills, as he paused and checked himself before being punched.
"Yes, yes, I admit it. I was the one who sent mercenaries to hunt Luke Skyshard down for an entire year.
