Chapter 315.1
Batenna Kran was silent for a long time, seemingly lost for words, before finally speaking.
“Do you know that I am now affiliated with the Immortal Order?”
“Well, given that your torso is not resting on that desk, I think that assumption would be correct,” Isaac replied, biting back a sarcastic comment about Batenna’s unnaturally elongated limbs.
Batenna remained silent for a while longer before he spoke again.
“I refuse.”
Isaac was not surprised; he had anticipated this response.
“The main force of the Dawn Army is approaching. My soul, bound by my contract with the Immortal Order, demands loyalty to the Immortal Emperor Beshek and requires me to prove my faith. This means I must rally the people of Kran Fortress to fight against the main force of the Dawn Army. A futile and foolish endeavor.”
“I can evacuate the residents,” Isaac countered.
“And what of my children? Will they live their lives as exiles in foreign lands? It would be better for me to be incinerated and Kran Fortress passed on to my heir. Do you intend to persist with this foolish suggestion, Holy Grail Knight?”