Alan leaned against his leather chair, gazing at the report from his scouts, but a document left to his side seemed to garner his attention. The movements of Asmodeus and his message made Alan's stomach churn, though he understood the reason it felt like a betrayal of his best friend.
"You're such an idiot, Ryuji." Alan muttered.
He didn't feel anger or rage but worry.
The letter from Asmodeus told him of his plans, and that in case he failed to prepare for the upcoming battle with the women who would return in the next few weeks.
"So you've sent the women carrying your children to their homelands," Alan paused, tapping the desk while reading the message from his brother. "Then you head into the dangerous north with a small army."
Alan's lips twitched in irritation, knowing that Ryuji was always annoying like this.
"But my dear friend..." he paused, while signing the last of his documents that piled up higher than his goblet. "I won't act like you think!"
