RISE OF EROS

Elder Anka agreed and remained in her place speaking. In reality, she wanted to leave quickly, not because she didn't want to be with Douma, but quite the opposite.

Seeing him after so long made her feel uncomfortable and she didn't know how to behave, all this because of the pure love she had for him. Furthermore, she no longer had the youth and beauty of her old days.

While Douma is also an old man, the appearances of a man and a woman are two separate cases. Meanwhile, at the Cannaris Palace, Andrew's wives and concubines finally left the room.

Bita and the other elderly Amazon women were surprised to see how the 7 girls were chatting pleasantly as if they had known each other for many years, but even with the curiosity they felt, they did not ask anything.

Even Andrew didn't ask. He gave his women space to do her things because he knew that if they needed to tell him something they would, so it wasn't worth asking what they talked about.

With Andrew's wives and concubines in the office, the conversation became more animated, but Andrew felt a little helpless, as he was the only man present apart from his children.

Oliver, who had previously accompanied him, had abandoned him to go see his wife and son, since like Andrew he had not seen them in a long time. Although they were talking about unimportant topics, Candice suddenly said, "Andrew, in the desk drawer, are Castor's letters, you might want to read them."

Andrew wrinkled his eyebrows when he heard Candice's words because he considered that it was not the time to comment on something like that, but he also thought that if she said it now it was because something must have happened.

Although the Amazons were there, Andrew did not bother and took the letters sent by Castor. They were organized in chronological order, so he read them one by one in that order to get the context of things.

The first letters were simple notifications, saying that they had already arrived in the city of Calci, how they had bought their old houses, and about the situation of the gang to which Castor belonged.

But the last letters were more worrying. Castor, Vala, and the Shadow agents who accompanied them had discovered that the former gang was under the command of an unknown foreigner.

Also, Doldo seemed to be subordinate to someone, but they had not been able to identify who that person was, and they suspected that both Doldo and Castor's old gang were under the same person.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

They also investigated Emilse and learned that she has as little information as they do and that it was very strange that Doldo, having so much power over her, had not decided to take revenge on her.

This situation was very strange, but what worried Andrew the most was that this mysterious character who moves in the shadows seemed quite powerful and currently not inferior to the ruler of the city.

On the other hand, the matter of Castor's old gang messing with normal people to spy for them was also worrying and made Andrew feel uncomfortable.

Andrew's wives and concubines were talking to Bita and the others, when Andrew asked seriously, "What do you think we should do?" Andrew was so worried, that he didn't care that the Amazons who had no idea what they were talking about were listening.

Candice being aware of this, looked askance at the old women as if informing Andrew that they should not talk about the subject in their presence and the old women were smart so they proposed to leave.

However, Andrew stopped them by saying, "Grannies, I trust you. Also, your knowledge can be useful to me, please listen to me and give me your advice," so, the old women sat down again and Andrew told them everything in detail.

Candice and the other wives were surprised that Andrew was so open with these old women, because from what Zany, Kacta, and Sumili had told them, they were not that close, but they still didn't say anything.

The old women were also surprised by the vote of confidence Andrew was giving them, but outside they remained stoic and listened carefully to Andrew's story.

He not only limited himself to telling them about Castor's mission but also told them about the difficulties of his childhood, as well as the work he had for Doldo and Emilse. When Andrew finished telling his story, the office fell silent.

After a few seconds that seemed like hours, Elder Bita spoke, "Boy, I think you were right to send your man to investigate. What that guardian of yours Oliver said is true, your hunches are more serious than those of an ordinary expert or demigod and it is good to worry."

Pausing, she added, "If what your friend said is true, the person behind the scenes in Calci City seems extraordinary and his plan could affect you indirectly, but I also do not advise you to intervene directly."

Elder Bita's words confused not only Andrew but everyone present. Only the other old ladies seemed to understand her point, so Andrew couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

"Well, the actions of this person or organization may affect the capital city or the entire empire and that would harm you to a greater or lesser extent," Elder Bita clarified and then Andrew understood.

It was true, that the movements of this person or organization were too strange, but there was still something he didn't understand, so he asked, "But if this person or organization wants to destabilize the empire, why did they locate themselves in Calci?"

Andrew paused and added, "It is true that Calci is a relatively large city, but it is not important enough to cause problems." Hearing this, Elder Bita smiled and clarified Andrew's doubt.

"That's true, but tell me, what would happen if this same operation was carried out in several cities?" This surprised everyone and Candice, being the fastest, couldn't help but exclaim, "It's a coordinated attack."

The old Amazon women nodded and Bita continued to explain, "The empire of Cannaris recently had a war with the kingdom of Tripia and since the kingdom of Tripia surrendered and an agreement was signed, the empire relaxed, plus there was the issue of the abyssals, so the empire would never think that it would be attacked at this time."

Andrew suddenly asked, "Do you mean that the kingdom of Tripia is behind this?", to which she replied, "I don't think so. Although it would be a good strategy, the empire surely has them under surveillance. They would never be negligent that, but that is not the only enemy of the Empire."

Elder Bita paused and added, "Boy, keep in mind. The Cannaris empire is too abundant. Being the only country with were beasts and elves, they have the crop-growing technology and animal production, any country wants that."

Andrew fell silent as he listened to Elder Bita. He was beginning to see the bigger picture that Elder Bita was describing and then he said, "Candice, although we don't get along with him, we should report this to Marquis Valoide so he can investigate. Furthermore, I will write to Castor to tell Emilse about our concerns and alert the city lord of Calci."

"That's a good strategy. You shouldn't get involved directly or you might fall into a trap," Elder Bita said approving Andrew's plan. Candice immediately nodded and went to find Oliver to accompany her to the Marquis' mansion.

At that moment, Andrew sensed that Elder Douma and Elder Anka had returned to the Star Palace, and notifying the other elders, he teleported into their company, as they needed to talk about what they had discussed before.

Douma and Anka were surprised to see Andrew and the other old women appear. Bita, who seemed to be the one who was the most close with these two, mocked saying, "Did you have a good time?"

Douma was unfazed by Bita's joke, but Elder Anka was fuming and it wasn't out of anger, but out of embarrassment, which made Andrew think that maybe these two old people got some action.

Despite this thought, Andrew abandoned it immediately, because first of all, he didn't care about the love life of these two, and second, he didn't want to imagine the two old people in intimacy.

After some banter, Bita and the others told them what they had discussed with Andrew. Douma immediately agreed and although Anka wanted to refuse out of embarrassment, she was forcefully placated by her friends, so in the end the arrangement was made.

Elder Anka would stay in Star City and she would supervise the Amazons who came to find a mate. Meanwhile, Candice and Oliver arrived at Marquis Valoide's mansion.

As always when Candice visited Teresa welcomed them and although relationships had been damaged, she still treated Candice as a friend of hers. Candice found it difficult to go against Tatiana since she had been her friend for a long time, so she decided to keep things professional.

She told Tatiana that he needed to speak with the marquis and he agreed to meet with her. Candice didn't want to be in this place for a long time, so she explained the conjecture from before quickly so she could leave, but after telling such a theory, it was impossible for the marquis to let her go, just like that.

Donald kept her for a while asking questions and confirming the facts and only after a few hours was Candice able to leave. Donald knew that if this theory communicated by Candice was true, they were in trouble so he did not dare to neglect and immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor.