Whether naturally occurring or artificially induced through poison, once an epidemic spreads, it attacks everyone fairly indiscriminately.
It doesn’t matter what social status, wealth, or level of knowledge a person has.
Moreover, in this case, it wasn’t under Elion’s jurisdiction, so his subordinate, Hayley, didn’t have an active reason to get involved.
Yet, as she looked at the worried Elion, Hayley’s eyes shone with calm determination. Soon, she spoke in a composed tone:
“Since it’s dangerous, we must take the initiative. If, as expected, the MacKinnon group is the main culprit behind this epidemic, we can’t fully trust the support unit dispatched to the southern region.”
“That’s because of the link between the MacKinnon group and the Empress.”
“Exactly. If all of this was done under the Empress’s orders… alleviating the suffering of innocent civilians in that area wouldn’t be their priority.”
“……”
Elion pondered, unable to make a decision…
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