"Yeah, about that..." Leo began, reading the room and immediately recognizing that the unfiltered truth was not going to be accepted well here.
Hence, for the sake of his own survival, he came to the conclusion that a 'Boss' level performance was necessary to fool the crowd.
"You cannot kill Dupravel, Twelfth Elder, because if he dies, so do I."
He led with that, letting the words linger long enough to stir confusion across the faces watching him.
"That dastardly Black Serpents Guildmaster… he—he showed up to my front door just a few hours ago."
Leo shook his head and paused, as if reliving the trauma, then widened his eyes and continued, voice low and shaken.
"Imagine my shock. I was just sitting with my family in the living room, completely unarmed, sharing a quiet moment, when that monster… that criminal… was suddenly standing there on my porch, looking like death himself."
