Turaman's half-closed eyes slightly widened: "So you recognize me?"
"Of course," Brand answered straightforwardly, "The master of the Secret Silver Castle, the silver leader of the Twelve-Circle Magic Society, Lord Turaman, how could I not know you."
Upon hearing this, Frey was fine, but Batom's hat fell to the ground without him realizing it. He didn't know who the silver leader of the Twelve-Circle Magic Society was, but the master of the Secret Silver Castle was a famed wizard. There's a well-known legend in the mercenary world, about a group of half-mercenary, half-thief scum who targeted the legendary 'hall made of Mithril'. They sent four to five hundred people and two Ogres, but in the end, they were all turned into stone.
These statues still stand on the desolate beach of the Desolate Sea, for passing travelers to see.
