Chapter 72

Everyone in the room turned to look at Janet, who frowned at Glen’s question.

“Rogue’s language? What are you talking about?” she asked.

Glen looked reluctant. After letting out a long sigh, he continued, “I didn’t want to say anything at first but since we are naming names now… Remember that strange howling we heard? None of us knew what that meant. But your guard Kass understood it completely.”

“So? He helped us. What is your point?” Janet snapped.

“It is odd for a soldier like him to know the rogue’s language. And you encountered the rogues following Kass’s instructions, right? To a creek down the West. How do you know if he was lured into a trap on purpose?”

“Yeah, that does sound weird,” Jeff echoed. “And didn’t you say that you got separated from Kass right after you went into the woods? He was sending you into the rogue’s hands!”

Janet sprang out of her seat, her face looking furious.

“Kass is my most trusted warrior. I won’t let you question his loyalty like this-” she hissed.

Steven let out a sarcastic snort, “Oh so now we can’t do it to your soldier? But it is OK to question other people’s loyalty? Way to play the double standard, Gamma Janet.”

Daran looked towards Janet.

“Did you tell Kass about our plan, Janet?” he asked with a deep voice.

Janet clenched her fists. She seemed reluctant but eventually gave a small nod, “…I told both him and Balvina. Because they are both captains of our advance force.”

“Well, there you have it!” Steven clapped his hands together, “The mole! We found him!”

“Hold on a second,” Maxie interrupted him, “Kass is a great warrior. And he has been in battles against the rogues many times before. It doesn’t make any sense for him to leak our battle plans to the rogues. What can he get out of it?”

“What is the back story of this soldier, Janet? Where does he come from? Does he have any families?” Glen asked.

Janet bit her lips in silence

She seemed that she didn’t want to answer his questions at all. But the other’s were too sharp. She was left with no choice.

gazes

“Kass grew up by the border.”

She began slowly.

“There was a brutal battle against the rogues…He came to us after the battle and volunteered to serve in our army because he had lost his entire family in the war. He

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have anywhere else to

you,” Jeff chimed in and said, “Did you do a background check on him? See if

at Janet waiting

“We tried.”

said with a

parents. His house was burnt to the ground during the war. True…there isn’t any hard evidence to back his story. But he was only 12 years old at the time! Do you seriously think the rogues would

a gun.

working his way up and stole

felt a cold chill down

very moment, even she started to

be the

all the laughs they shared. She also remembered all the tears in Kass’s eyes when he

believe that Kass would betray

a

him to know the rogue’s language. He had been nothing but a loyal soldier so far. Until any hard evidence came up…He still

out an angry

both frowned

back to square one again.

rose from his

to the door and called over a

what Kass has to say,” said

Kass was brought into the

me?” he asked blankly.

“Listen…”

asked Kass with a soft voice, “Don’t worry, Kass. We won’t accuse you of anything you didn’t do. But you have to be honest with us…Did you, or did you not, leak our battle

cried loudly, his eyes

rogues?” he snarled, “The rogues killed my parents! They cut open

you explain that?”

they don’t speak the rogue’s tone,” Maxie

lived in the forest. So I met

you, this kid is guilty! We should execute him right now and send his head to the rogues as a

Kass’s body trembled.

Janet, his eyes gleaming

in me, don’t you?” he said with a shaky voice.

walked

you,”

“Unbelievable!” Steven roared.

face the

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