There are things that can be done, but one must never say it out loud. To his mind, divulging Arondo's whereabouts was barely distinguishable from directly colluding with the Orcs.
Yet in political terms, these were two distinct situations. The former could be masked with subterfuge, while the latter, if exposed, would spell doom for the July Club.
After all, they were all sons of the Northland. With enmity as deep as the sea towards the five major noble families, their blood feud with the Orcs was no less intense.
If it came to conspiring with Orcs, the July Club would disintegrate from within. This was unlike the past, when they traded with the Orc Empire.
Conspiring with elite Orcs in the past was to be more efficient in slave trading. Even though the reputation of a slave trader was not appealing, they could console themselves that they were striking against the Orcs, avenging their ancestors.
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