On the second day, Ignatius Leclair returned to the Leclair Residence, specifically to address Isaac Leclair's situation.
The man sat in the tea room, holding a white Go piece in his hand, seated across from the old master, playing a game of Go.
The old master enjoyed Go, but there were few around him skilled at it. Ignatius was one of them, although he did not particularly love playing; he would only play a game with the old master when he was in a good mood.
"Have you been coordinating with that Squire boy for some major moves lately?" The old master had caught wind of something. Griffith Squire had recently been exceedingly aggressive, stirring unrest in Southeast Asia so severely that everyone was on edge, recklessly throwing money around to disrupt people's peace.
The scope of these actions had the potential to shatter existing dynamics. If anyone suggested his grandson was uninvolved, the old master wouldn't believe it—not even with his little toe.
