"Understood, sir..." Yon gritted his teeth, yet felt relieved inside as Heckler's fury was finally vented. Otherwise, being bottled up, it might get him into trouble someday.
Heckler glanced at him, his expression restrained, "How's the investigation in the lab going?"
"No information has leaked; everyone is tight-lipped and unaware of Prince Ryan's situation," Yon quickly reported.
"And who knows what's going on with Ryan," Heckler's eyes flickered. He could see Adam's intentions but was uncertain how many contingencies this Holy Emperor had prepared.
The interests of the Upper House hadn't been fully sorted out yet, and he didn't want to tear up relations— or even if he did, no one would support him.
"We've got to come up with something. If Adam really finds the Eternal Silence Star, we'll just have to concede," Heckler pondered.
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