Chapter 107
Emmett opened the sealed envelope with a paper knife. He recalled the letter he had sent last time.
[I made good use of the information you provided last time.
However, I’m still hesitant to join hands with Count Hamelsvoort. Although they’ve fallen out of His Majesty the Emperor’s favor, we don’t know when they might betray us.
Is there any way to prepare for such betrayal?]
Decoding his letter, this was roughly the content. And decoding the reply sent by Marquis Arendt, it was as follows:
[My, you have a lot to hide.
Unfortunately, the Hamelsvoort couple has no weaknesses. Despite their looks, they’re really devout people, so it seems they don’t often commit blatantly bad deeds. Still, I’ll look into it more.
By the way, I’m curious on what grounds you trust me.]
Seeing those words, Emmett smirked and began writing a letter. There was a separate reason why he trusted Marquis Arendt and was preparing for rebellion with her. It was...
[I know about your younger sibling.
You seem to care for your sibling.]
Marquis Arendt had a younger sibling with a mental illness. While the Holy Church considered patients as beings who should be properly cared for and helped, their treatment of those with mental illnesses was different. The Holy Church wanted to expel them, saying they were possessed by demons. Other countries criticized this custom of the Holy Hilysid Empire as barbaric and backward, but this practice had not yet disappeared.