Chapter 511
"That is correct, Agent of the Saint," said Daniel in a subdued voice.
Diana’s gasp followed. "No way."
She slowly lowered the hand that had been covering her mouth and nose and added, "Was she unwell somewhere? She is not one to step down from her position otherwise. Then again, considering her age, I suppose it isn't so strange."
Daniel gave no reply. The emotions that had briefly flickered in his eyes while looking at Ian now faintly stirred again as he turned to Diana.
Of course, this lasted for only a fleeting moment.
"That, too, does not seem like a topic for now. I brought this up solely so that you would be aware beforehand," Daniel whispered calmly.
Diana, who had been staring at him with a slight frown, finally nodded. "Right. Thank you for telling me. Otherwise, it would’ve been a real shock."
"So, in the end, we were on our way to meet her," Ian added.
Daniel glanced at him before turning his head forward again and answering, "Yes. That is correct, Agent of the Saint."
It seemed something had happened during the transition of power. But Ian said no more and looked away. He wasn't particularly curious. Whatever it was, he would inevitably find out once they met her.
Besides, the hallway they had been walking through was about to end. It had taken them this long partly because the hallway was long, but mostly because Daniel had been walking unusually slowly.
I thought he was just dawdling because we had time to kill...