Chapter 527: Remembering Aldrian’s Request
Grand Duke Flamecrest narrowed his eyes as he looked at his son, who was speaking with Emperor Herman. The possibility that Aldrian came from the same place where Aldrey had been trapped was also high.
If, during those more than ten years Aldrey spent inside the secret realm, he built a friendship with Aldrian, then it was more believable than the idea that they had met outside the Everlasting Silent Forest and formed a bond there.
As the Grand Duke’s mind became occupied by this possibility—which made much more sense to him—it became a starting point for him to consider many other possibilities regarding the truth about Aldrian.
He then recalled his conversation with Aldrian at that time. Aldrian had asked him for a favor concerning Aldrey: to give Aldrey a chance to explain himself and not jump to conclusions too quickly if Aldrey did something that might seem wrong.
Had Aldrian been implying something with that request? Had Aldrey done something that he, as his father considered wrong? But from his observations so far, he didn’t think Aldrey had done anything wrong. Aldrey had been acting normally, staying true to his character, and there had been no reports of him doing anything that would cause concern.
But then he sighed, feeling that he had missed one part, and that was—
"During the time he was trapped inside the secret realm, I don’t know what he did. He hasn’t shared many details about what happened in that place over more than a decade."
That was the only time the Grand Duke had no knowledge of Aldrey’s activities, and it was the only period he could think of when Aldrey might have done something wrong.
If Aldrian truly knew that Aldrey had made a mistake, then it would confirm his suspicion that Aldrian had also been trapped in the same place.
Now the next question was: what kind of mistake had Aldrey made for Aldrian to ask that kind of request?
While thinking about it, Grand Duke Flamecrest walked away in the opposite direction from Aldrey and the others, seeking a more secluded place to gather his thoughts. Aldrey glanced at his father, who seemed deep in thought, but since he was still speaking with Emperor Herman and sensed nothing wrong, he paid it no mind.