The tension in the room dropped drastically at the confession from Ah-lam, her words which were meant to stir up discord merely created a stilling silence.
Though it wasn't for long.
"Are you finished speaking? Or do you want to keep on sprouting nonsense." Pangling asked in a calm manner, the general standing behind him noticed his tone shift and knew instinctively that things weren't as easy as what was being said.
He spared a glance out the window, the sky shifted from it's midnight blue to a lighter hue. 'Daybreak is only some hours away. Yu Xiaoguang, must be alone at the docks right now, fending off the villagers. I have to take her with me and go help him.' That was what he thought, but the next statement Pangling made, kept the General's feet glued to the floor.
"Wu Yu didn't suffer because of what he was, my father had him punished because he found out who your boss was!" Pangling spat out.
