Of course, Duke Edmund didn't completely believe it at first.
He narrowed his eyes, slightly turned his head, and scrutinized Eduardo with a sharp gaze like a blade.
His voice was calm and low: "You say there are a dozen seeds. This means... this isn't the only nest."
In that moment, the air seemed to freeze.
"Yes." Eduardo did not flinch, his response was crisp and decisive, but a trace of exhaustion from the backlash of divine grace flashed in his eyes, "Those eggs didn't appear by chance; they were deliberately planted..."
A flash of doubt passed quickly through Edmund's eyes.
Are you lying?
He was one of the most powerful people in the Empire, the Lord of the Northern Territory, accustomed to lies and betrayal on the battlefield and in politics.
The more tense the moment, the less he could easily believe a suddenly emerging "truth."
But he immediately realized something: this kid had no reason to lie.
