CH836 Plan of the Military Intel Director II
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"Indeed. I'm merely a young man who only came of age a couple of years ago. It's only natural that I make mistakes and occasionally throw a tantrum.
"If I go around acting too mature, those people sitting comfortably in their ivory towers might decide to throw unnecessary trouble my way.
"I can't have that now, can I?" Alex smiled coldly.
"Besides, don't you know? According to the Stronghold's official records, the army that marched from the Stronghold and arrived here prepared to attack a settlement within my domain had actually been ordered to assist us in suppressing the beast tide within our Frontier March—a tide that had ended for more than two weeks already.
"So, between me and the Stronghold, who do you think can craft the more convincing narrative?" he asked rhetorically.
Zora stared at Alex for a long moment.
