Cale, who had been busy meeting the Flame Dwarves and the Bears while completing other preparations after the Imperial Prince�s speech, frowned at this news he heard for the first time.

�Why did the bastards who declared war on the Whipper Kingdom suddenly send them a secret correspondence?�

Creak.

The door opened. Toonka could not see Cale nor his subordinates and looked straight forward as he stepped out and responded.

�The Empire offered a proposal.�

Commander Toonka currently felt angry and frustrated.

Cale recalled the Toonka from the past who would smash everything to pieces and never looked back as he ran off. He liked that kind of Toonka.

Unfortunately, Toonka couldn�t act as he used to in the past due to his current circumstances. Suppressing his frustration, Toonka informed Cale about the current situation.

�The Empire stated that they loved peace and that we should surrender Maple Castle if we didn�t want to see everyone in the Whipper Kingdom die.�

�Ha!�

Cale could not believe it.

The Imperial Prince of the Empire had instilled a sense of pride in the hearts of his people by stating that they would fight a fair and just war. While playing the part of the proud Imperial Prince to the public, he was splaying out negotiations and threats behind the scenes.

But was that bad?

�Not at all. In fact, he is doing very well.�

Blood is shed during war.

People die.

Under such circumstances, it was clever of the Empire to demand the return of Maple Castle through threats or conciliation or whatever as opposed to war.

Perhaps it was a wise move to use the position of the Empire.

�Furthermore, Toonka and the Whipper Kingdom are known as loners.�

The loners of the Western continent.

It made it easier for the Empire to covertly pressure the Whipper Kingdom who was known to be a loner.

As such, Cale couldn�t help but be wary of Imperial Prince Adin.

If it was crown prince Alberu of the Roan Kingdom, he wouldn�t act as Adin had done.

�Alberu keeps his promises to his people.� JrNovels.com