Connor had a sneaky smile as soon as he was brought into the dungeon and imprisoned. His pretensions fell away and his actual sinister nature emerged. He was feeling bad about Eleanor getting upset with him. But he was not at all remorseful. Instead, he acted smartly.
Eleanor entering into the pack itself was a shocking thing, not to mention standing in his chamber. She might have some strong backup to take such a daring step. On top of that, all of his guards were replaced by a new group of guards with whom he was unfamiliar.
Connor deduced that Eleanor had joined hands with the allied packs of Moon Keepers. In his heart, he couldn't help but praise Lucas. Because of this man, the allied packs were still able to stick together.
However, Connor was well aware that Damien would not remain silent. A major war would soon break out. This time, Damien would seize control of the enemy packs and become the strongest ruler of the valley.
