Morton Bloodblade, the City Lord of Phoenix Flame City, wore dark-gold scaled armor and held a dark-red dagger as he walked up the Firescorching Tower. He first glanced at the thick mist in the distance before taking a deep breath to ease his facial expression. Then, he asked Remides, who was standing at the edge of the tower platform, "Therefore, how was the outcome of your final negotiation?"
Remides looked into the distance and replied, "Just as expected, they want to remain neutral, so they have made it clear that they won't participate in this war."
She didn't sound disappointed, as if she had long expected this.
"But… Why? This is their only shelter. Don't they care even if the empire sticks the Dragon Sword flag here and opens a Moon Realm rift?" Morton asked in confusion.
