Ames told Aillos what Raelia told her while they made their way to the indoor garden.
"I had guessed as much," Aillos admitted after Ames finished relaying her conversation with Raelia.
"That butt-face guy," Ames cursed. "To think he'd twist the truth to conceal his intentions toward the Blade Dancer Clan."
"No, Ames. The Emperor did not twist the truth. Rather, the unrelated parties did, and the Emperor's people are using it to their advantage."
"But the fact that butt-face allowed it..."
"He doesn't care about those things, and that's why he allowed them. But you are right. Just because he does not care does not give him the right to turn his eyes away from what his people are doing just to turn the public's opinion in favor of them."
"Are we just going to stay silent and allow that rumor to spread?"
