The female general remained silent for a moment and spoke lightly, "Although we have a deal with some of the people on that side, their kingdom isn't free of internal strife, so I can't say. Perhaps they're using our cooperation and that kid as bait to lure and hunt our mage apprentices…"
Practically everyone beyond the ranks of a mage apprentice would seek opportunities in the Magic Academy or the core regions of the Dynasty, so the core forces of each kingdom are centered around mage apprentices. If someone was using this tacit deal as an overt plot to eliminate the magicians of the Solace Kingdom…
If that were truly the case, they needed to think long and hard about whether they should dispatch more mage apprentices to intercept Kevin on his route.
