"But it seems now, that old bastard tricked us, not all of the Blood Vulture elites died in the disaster."
"You're very honest."
Murphy commented with a hint of sarcasm.
His ears had been subtly moving in the darkness earlier, lending his Perception to listen to the innermost thoughts of the Thorn clan member before him.
The other party was highly guarded so there wasn't much information he could pick up, but he could be fairly confident that the man hadn't lied about this matter.
"I will apologize to the Blood Vulture Duchess personally for this mistake of mine that led to this senseless conflict between our two families tonight."
Count Bai of White Mountain took the initiative to say:
"Indeed, I knew something had gone wrong with the operation to resettle the refugees when I saw the chaos in Bataxin City. The only reason I entered the city was to rescue my loyal servant Vista. Even among the Blood race, loyalty is a virtue that can be praised."
