In Rivenland's capital, Valer, within a grand noble mansion, several nobles gathered, deeply engrossed in a serious discussion.
"Something doesn't add up," one of them began.
"Our previous operations were executed flawlessly, and we had nearly erased all traces. Now, only Baron Alex remains, yet he's been exposed!"
"And why are some of us under investigation? There shouldn't have been any evidence left behind," another voiced his concern.
"Alex never met the rest of us; he couldn't possibly reveal anything under interrogation," a third noble added.
"But why was he handed over to a young alchemist at the Alchemy Tower by Alan, to be used as an experimental subject?" someone questioned, bewildered.
"What is Alan really playing at here? Is he trying to help Alex, or is it something else?" the nobles pondered.
"It doesn't bode well," another noble, an antagonist, mused.
