Chapter 224:
“That’s how it happened, Lord Kudel.
We interrogated it, and it told us it came from Anderma Hills, a messenger from some newly risen warlord there, coming to recruit the gnoll clans in the Baroness of Shadows’ territory to serve that warlord. But the gnolls here beat it up without honor.
If we hadn’t launched our attack on them today, this poor wretch would probably have become that clan’s breakfast tomorrow morning.”
Little Ashina eloquently told Kudel the whole process of how they captured the gnoll messenger. The Civilian Protection Officer of the Blood Wings, now with his wings folded, lowered his head and looked at the small, skinny gnoll tightly bound with rope but bruised and swollen.
The latter seemed to feel Kudel’s cold gaze beneath his face mask, shuddered without daring to make any movement, and even lowered its head in fear.
“No! It didn’t tell the truth.”
Kudel observed carefully, even reaching out to press his hand on the skinny gnoll’s neck to examine its fur closely, then said coldly to Little Ashina and Sister Pomegranate who had escorted the prisoner:
“The spots on this one’s fur are not in the shape of Transia gnolls. I saw similar fur spots over 100 years ago.
It’s from the Dark Mountain range!