Lanya nodded, “Yes. This morning, they sent someone to invite us to a banquet. We went, claiming you were sick and couldn’t attend. But around noon, the city lord sent people to check on you. We refused, saying it would disturb you. Then, immediately after, they claimed they had to capture a wanted criminal and tried to force their way in.”
Yoshua Brave smiled, “It’s fine. Didn’t I come back just in time? They can’t even find an excuse to do anything. We’ll stay a few more days, and when we leave, we’ll directly pay our respects to the city lord. That will show we didn’t discover his plot—after all, now is not the time to expose him.”
Everyone nodded in agreement. They spent the next few days fully enjoying themselves—playing and eating without any unusual behavior. The city lord’s open
