Chapitre 430: Retribution - Part 5

Oliver had no idea what the Three Trails were, but from the grim looks on the rest of the Minister's faces, and the malicious smile that had begun to rise from Jolamire, he could guess that they were not particularly pleasant affairs.

"Might I note, General… Not as a means of disputing the punishment that you've handed out after the fact, but as an acknowledgement of circumstance, I do believe the boy to still be wounded from his recent battle with the Yarmdon," Hod suggested tentatively. It seemed that once Tevar had spoken his orders, even he would not risk directly opposing them.

That seemed to surprise the General. "Is that true, Patrick?"

"Minor injuries, General, they're still having trouble closing," Oliver said. "Though, I'm surprised that the Minister of Logic knew of it."