Chapter 15: Talk and Quests
"Zafira." Rael took his eyes away from the document. "This is a joke."
"What?" she tilted her head. "Political matters such as these are never a joke, but as I said, the deal does seem too good to be true."
"Because it is," Rael affirmed. "Ygron wants to station its military on the outskirts of Celestara, which might not seem harmful at first and could be downplayed as a training exercise, but given Ygron's long history, that's likely not the case."
"I'm aware," she replied with a nod before pointing to a particular clause near the bottom.
He read through it, and his opinion did not differ.
"They promise huge amounts of money and military aid whenever you might need it, no strings attached," he summarized, a frown forming on his face. "Now, let's say you go out to war, and while you're away, Ygron's stationed troops invade your city and take over."
There was also one interesting part in particular that made him scoff in disgust.
"Zafira, the agreement is issued for only a single year. Do you think they did that just for training and assisting purposes? Something will happen, and once it does, they will seize this city."
"Hmm..." Zafira murmured, looking conflicted, before pocketing the document. "Thanks for your opinion, Rael. I'll run it through my advisors later."
"Happy to help. I expect a feast next time I come here,," Rael said with a chuckle and stood up. "I think I should get going now, Zafira."
"I'll see you out," she stated, and after wiping her mouth with a napkin, she proceeded to lead the way.
Now that he was no longer under the tension of possibly being killed, Rael was able to truly admire the castle.