Renta sneered inwardly, feeling that her brother seemed to be getting somewhat hysterical. If that fellow from Caucasus was so submissive, Hoffman was certainly overestimating his own abilities and charisma.
Now, the kingdom was a colossus with feet of clay, perilously close to collapse at the slightest push, but a kingdom's downfall was an unwelcome prospect for both the Church of Light and the Four Great Lords, as well as the other countries in the Northern Alliance.
