"pletely preposterous, Your Majesty. Even if the case stands, as you say, that the Continent is under risk of being vanquished by a bloodthirsty force that wants nothing but to kill us all, Axelor would never do something like this. I would find it more believable if Axelor joined that Church, and wants to find the weaknesses of all the armies of the other forces on Angaria so that they can be sold to the Church."
"I concur, Your Majesty!"
"Yes, that fits with their mentality! Your Majesty, we can't trust them! Especially not when we're weak, like this!"
"Yes, My Lord!"
In one of the large meeting rooms in the Palace of Lanthanor, a large, circular table had been laid in the middle around which around 50 individuals were seated.
These were the major lieutenants and captains who served under his manders to manage the army.
If the War Games did happen, these would be the people who would be playing a major role, too. Hence, Daneel had decided to call them all, too, to the meeting.
There was also another reason. Apparently, most of these captains and lieutenants came from military families, and some were even supposed to have ancestors who had taken part in the first War Games conducted almost 400 years ago.
Such events were significant, so, information about it had been passed down from son to son as family lore.
And now, it was here for Daneel to see.
As the King, who was sitting at the prominent spot of the table on a Throne, frowned when he heard this, Robert, who was sitting next to him, said, "We are considering that viewpoint, too. But the King called you here so that you can tell us what your ancestors said about the War Games. Did they have anything specific to say about Axelor?"
This made the army personnel pause and whisper among themselves.
To their credit, they were actually handling the situation quite well.
The news about the Church's invasion was supposed to be privileged information, so as not to cause mass panic. So, it had e as a shock to most of these people that there might be nothing left of their homeland in a few short years.
Still, they had taken it in stride and begun to give their views on Axelor's proposal.
Or…it might just be the long-standing hatred they had for that Kingdom which might have helped them in the process.
Regardless, Daneel leaned forward to see whether there was anything useful to be learned.
Seeing Daneel's interest, Robert said, "Most of your ancestors must have been war buddies, so points should match between their stories. Take a moment to discuss, before putting forward a consolidated version."
As everyone else nodded, Daneel flicked his fingers and made an invisible barrier appear around him and the rest of the Sovereigns who were present in the meeting.
He had a little time, anyway, so he had decided to talk to them a bit.
Everyone except Faxul and Luther was present here, as they obviously couldn't leave behind their forces and appear here, in Lanthanor, whenever they were needed.
"What do you all think?
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