Chapter 244: Reasons to Convince the Queen
Leon heard the undertone of interrogation in Dorothy's voice.
“Compensate you?” Leon thought for a moment before saying, “Miss Dorothy, right now, it's you and me negotiating. For you personally, has this matter really caused any loss?”
He was implying that Dorothy establishing trade with him would effectively mean taking the position of the Witches' Gathering's agent for the smuggling route into the Empire away from Arachne.
In that respect, his killing of the Count and even taking the initiative to seek Dorothy out for negotiations had not caused Dorothy any loss at all. On the contrary, it was beneficial to her.
For Dorothy to question him like this on behalf of the Witches' Gathering seemed a little too “selflessly devoted to the greater good”.
Dorothy studied Leon and sighed softly: “Mr. Fenrir, I thought that since you came all this way specifically to find me, and I waited here for you, we should at least have some basic mutual understanding……”
“Mutual understanding? I certainly never imagined you'd have an army lying in ambush waiting to beat me up before we even talked.” Leon spread his hands.
“We should put that matter behind us. Since you didn't understand what I meant, I'll say it plainly.” Dorothy looked seriously at Leon, then raised a hand and lightly pointed, “Just as you thought, for the time being, I'm on your side. Since you intend to continue purchasing goods from us and chose to approach me first, naturally I couldn't ask for anything better.”
“Then……” Leon gestured for Dorothy to make herself clearer.