Nina Jacobs saw Julia Hughes still crouching in the corner eavesdropping, but she didn't say a word or pay her any mind, simply slipping away quietly.
As she passed through a hallway, she thought she heard General Hughes's voice.
His tone was quite urgent.
Seeing that she still had some time, Nina Jacobs followed the sound.
It seemed to be a small, standalone building at the back of the compound.
Neat stacks of wooden planks and strips were placed outside. The building had three stories, and from the sound of it, General Hughes was somewhere on the second floor.
Under the dim light, a wiry old man was holding a handsaw, meticulously working on something.
General Hughes and Arcadia White stood before him in a deferential posture.
The old man focused on the task at hand, blew away some sawdust, and finally spoke.
"The Ainsworth Family of Cyndar may have ties to your Hughes Family, but at the end of the day, they have already submitted to the Mystic Sect.
