The earth exuded the scent of rain, and under the gaze of the surrounding people, Darren simply nodded calmly, accepting the surrender of the Adley Royal Family from a superior stance.
In that moment, the people who had come to surrender all breathed a sigh of relief, as they had always feared "Iron Mask Man" Darren from the Fischer family would plunder and massacre the Imperial City.
Darren looked around, frowning.
With considerable concern, he looked at the old man and asked, "Why? Why have only the five of you from the Adley Royal Family come here? Give me a valid reason, why are the others not here?"
"Because..."
The old man bowed his head, his expression complex, and after hesitating for a long while, he chose to speak the truth without concealment:
"Cardinal Albert of the Salvation Church took most of the members of the Adley Royal Family away. Those people are now with the Salvation Church in the Lorne Empire and they will never return to Cyart."
