บท 967: It's Absurd

"I apologize. I can't say that..." Edgar Alstreim responded as he lowered his head, "But, I have to hear your answer no matter what..."

Daniuis Alstreim stared at his younger brother's hidden expression, and musing that it should be sullen with worry, he sighed.

"It was your father-in-law who told you, right?"

Edgar Alstreim paused before he imperceptibly nodded his head, "Don't reveal this to others. I perceive that you already know that this matter is something only the Grand Elders are allowed to hear-in because the Patriarch interrogated you at that time inside the sound barrier, designating your information as top secret."

"My father-in-law vaguely told me that you knew something about the aboriginals who arrived from the Forsaken Phoenix Realm... And there at least seemed to be two women among them."

"Elder brother, I truly want to know." Edgar Alstreim's expression became solemn.

"Was my Claire among them?"