Chapter 199: The Tin Knight and The Crossroads of Swords and Magic (9)
The Magic State claimed that the Empire had joined forces with the bandit group to invade them.
The Empire claimed that the Magic State had harbored the bandit group and annihilated their subjugation force in return.
One incident.
But completely different stories.
The more the commotion grew, the faster the discord between the Empire and the Magic State would accelerate, and it was impossible for either side to easily bow their heads.
Therefore, the most rational solution to prevent war was to cover up the incident itself.
— What do I know? At least I know well about your father’s death! The poor knight who fought his best for the family, only to have his death covered up by the family head’s hands!
— —The Guardian Duke, Duke Lennart, ordered this incident to be handled quietly.
Adelaide felt her head throbbing.
Apart from understanding with her head that it was the fastest way to prevent war, her heart couldn’t accept her father’s and the Friedel soldiers’ deaths being buried in darkness, with the incident itself fizzling out without proper clarification of the truth or anything.
The fact that she didn’t know how much to believe of the two people’s words also brought greater confusion to Adelaide.
As if supporting Adelaide, who was at a loss for words, Dorothea asked, “Wait, you said the duke issued a gag order?”