Grandmaster Conrad was stunned.
Never before had he been outdone in negotiations of any kind.
When the Dragons struck all those years ago, he was the one who banded the nations together through sheer negotiations by exploiting their overarching common interests.
He always knew what people wanted, and how to give it to them without being at a disadvantage himself.
However, most of this was only possible due to a somewhat even playing field—or him possessing the advantage.
In the case of the Otherworlders, the script was mostly flipped.
They had the control.
'… And it seems they're realizing it now.'
It somehow pissed Conrad off that they had spent so many resources on these Otherworlders, yet they were so quick to abandon him and his people.
So much money, so many resources…
Even their two strongest were assigned to training them, rather than going to the war front and assisting the nation.
