"He is untrustworthy," Harmon advised Carl carefully.
Harmon, aware of his precarious position, was anxious about bringing in a newcomer like Howell.
"Harmon, I didn't know you could say that."
"...Sorry."
"Okay. Trust isn't that important right now,"
Carl said calmly as he changed his clothes with Harmon's help.
"The only thing that matters is that he has the ability, that I need that ability, and that I can have him. Just like you, Harmon."
"… … ."
Unlike Catherine and Billford, who were bound to Carl by a bond of trust beyond that of lord and knight, Harmon was someone Carl could handle because he was in a situation he couldn't escape from. And the same went for Howell.
How could Howell escape when Carl held the lifeline of his little sister, his last remaining family member, in his hands?
