Silas was not surprised by the reveal. He knew the king was long gone.
Currently, the royal capital is controlled by many factions. They held the real influence and power. All the power in the king's hand was falsehood.
That was why Silas didn't report his finding to the king. It was useless. If he really wanted to find real authority, the crown prince was the best.
But now was not the time. The crown prince was probably busy gathering the remnant of power lost by his father. He didn't have the time or energy to make enemies with Floen.
So, Silas knew that the threat using the king's name was futile. He said it because he wanted to see the cards in Andile's hand.
'Show me. Show me your cards so that I can break them.'
"Looks like your information is quite good. You even know about the king." Andile said, seeing that Silas didn't react to his information. Either Silas was the best actor or he already knew about the king's situation.
