"If you want to test the validity of my words, then when you go back up there, go and meet with the leaders of these forces," William replied, his voice calm and collected.
"Asking a few discreet questions won't cause any harm. Still, I'd recommend you do all this stealthily. Know that the moment you ask, a leader will naturally explain things to his most trusted people, and who knows what type of rat lies in wait in those inner circles?"
The meaning behind his words was crystal clear. He was warning them that the information was power, but it was also a double-edged weapon.
The moment they began acting on this knowledge, the neutral forces and the Fox's spies would realise someone had sniffed their dirty game. They would act instantly to foil the plans, likely by killing the very people William wanted to save.
"I'll follow a different path of verification then," the leader said, glaring at his elders in a warning manner to keep them silent. He turned back to William.
