The turn of events was beyond Amberser's expectations, and he could only drag Headless Bro back to his castle.
Headless Bro, who had his drinking interrupted, could only shift his attention to Allen Watson, the Paladin, under the pretense of "seeing if the new generation of Paladins had become stronger."
Amberser had just enough time to warn, "Don't kill him," and then he busied himself with other things.
According to the custom of Alchemy City, after that unfortunate Governing Officer reported the incident, it would take at least five hours for the members of the Alchemist Council to receive the message, and then another hour or two for them to discuss who would negotiate with Amberser.
Amberser had seven hours, and if he wanted to gain the most advantage during the negotiations, he needed to make preparations in that time.
A heap of magical materials was brought out by Amberser, and even Harvey, the Mage Apprentice locked in the cell, was dragged out to do the grunt work.
