Eula's frown deepened. She felt that the atmosphere in this small office had become very strange.
The three people standing in front of her seemed to have reached some kind of unspoken understanding, and the words they spoke seemed to have deeper meanings that she couldn't understand.
There was nothing she could do. They could communicate with just their eyes. Eula felt as if there was a thick barrier between her and them.
Although she had never thought of necessarily integrating among them, this feeling of being kept in the dark still made her feel a little displeased—very displeased.
"Hmph, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first," Eula snorted lightly, then turned to leave.
She didn't want to endure this strange feeling anymore. Anyway, everything that needed to be said had been said, and there was no point in staying here. It would only disturb the three of them.
She, an outsider...
"Wait a moment, Eula," Jean quickly called out to Eula, who was about to leave. She noticed Eula's unusual expression, and there was a hint of apology in her eyes.
"There's something I need to discuss with you. Could you please wait a moment?"
"About work?" Eula stopped, turned to look at Jean, then glanced at Stelle, and asked slowly.
"Yes, and it concerns the Lawrences," Jean nodded, her expression becoming a little serious.
...Upon hearing that it concerned the Lawrences, Eula immediately fell silent. In the end, she just nodded and leaned against the side.
If Jean mentioned the Lawrences, and it was about work, it was mostly not good news.
She wondered what kind of trouble those scoundrels in her family had stirred up again.
"Amber, the Abyss Order might continue to target the Darknight Hero and even Mondstadt City in the coming days, so your work will be heavier," Seeing Eula stop, Jean looked at Amber again.
"I'm sorry, your vacation will have to be postponed for a while. I'll give you more days off later."
Because the Dragon Disaster had ended, the area around Mondstadt had gradually become peaceful, so Amber had finally gotten some time off.
But now that this had happened, she had no choice but to continue working.
No matter what, they absolutely couldn't be careless when it came to the Abyss Order. The Knights of Favonius were currently short-staffed, so they could only trouble Amber more.
"It's fine, it's for Mondstadt!" Amber didn't care about her small vacation. Currently, she was the only Outrider in the Knights of Favonius, and overtime was a frequent occurrence.
"However, Acting Grand Master Jean, can I ask for a reward later?" Amber glanced at Stelle, then unexpectedly added something to Jean.
"This..." Jean gave Stelle a meaningful look. She knew what Amber meant, and of course, she had no objection, but she also had to ask the person involved, didn't she?
?
Stelle tilted her head in confusion. Both of their gazes were focused on her, and even Eula behind her was looking at her.
She blinked, and after a moment, she finally realized and vaguely understood what the two of them meant.
After a brief hesitation, Stelle nodded to Jean, her gaze a little evasive.
Clearly, the reward Amber wanted was herself, which was why Jean was asking for her opinion.
There was nothing to be conflicted about. After all, Stelle already lived at Anber's, and whether Amber wanted a reward or not, it was more or less the same, as she still had to pay Amber "rent."
"Of course, no problem," Jean said to Amber with a smile.
"Yay!"
...
Eula looked at the excited Amber, pondering the strange behavior of the three of them just now.
Amber rarely took the initiative to ask the Knights of Favonius for rewards or similar things; she even occasionally forgot to collect her salary. She was definitely not someone who was greedy for money or cared about fame and fortune.
Therefore, the reward Amber requested from Acting Grand Master Jean should be something special.
And Acting Grand Master Jean's gaze finally landed on Lumine, seemingly asking for Lumine's opinion…
Could it be that this reward also needed to be provided by Lumine?
Eula was at a loss, feeling increasingly annoyed.
"So, what exactly is this about the Lawrences?" Eula asked Jean, her arms crossed.
Amber had already left for work; she was full of vigor now.
However, Lumine was still here; she had been asked to stay by Jean.
"Recently, I've received many reports from Knights of Favonius members stating that people from the Laurence Family are in close contact with the Fatui."
"What?!" Eula slammed the table, appearing very surprised.
But after the surprise came anger, and Eula's fists gradually clenched.
"I think you understand the Fatui. Although Snezhnaya and we are allies on the surface, those guys have never had any good intentions." Jean sighed slowly.
Lawrence, after all, was the aristocratic family that brought suffering to Mondstadt in the old era. Even though they were now in decline and disliked by the people of Mondstadt, the Knights of Favonius had not relaxed their vigilance against this family.
This didn't even require the Knights of Favonius to issue surveillance missions or make any special arrangements; every Knight would do so spontaneously.
It was also for this reason that the matter of the Laurence Family contacting the Fatui could not be hidden at all; the news reached Jean almost immediately.
"Of course, for now, it's only suspicion; there's no concrete evidence yet," Jean added.
This was actually just a way to save Eula's face; in reality, everyone knew the character of most people in the Laurence Family.
Since they were already in contact with the Fatui, it was certainly not as simple as having tea and chatting.
"I understand. I will handle this matter." Eula said through gritted teeth, deciding to go back and thoroughly question the fools in her family about what pipe dreams they were having now.
"Hey, wait, Eula!" Seeing Eula turn to leave, Jean quickly grabbed her.
"You need to calm down first…"
Jean said somewhat helplessly.
"There's a deep conflict between the Knights of Favonius and Lawrence. If you go back so rashly… we don't have evidence yet, after all."
In fact, because of Eula's appearance, Jean really wanted the conflict between the Knights of Favonius, and even the people of Mondstadt, and Lawrence to be alleviated.
After all, this matter had to be resolved sooner or later. The more conflict accumulated, the harder it would be to resolve when it eventually erupted.
But unfortunately, there were too few far-sighted individuals like Eula within the Laurence Family.
Progress was very slow now.
"If we don't find evidence and the final result is deemed a 'misunderstanding,' then the matter will be difficult to resolve," Jean said earnestly to Eula.
"Then, what do you want to do?" Eula asked Jean, frowning.
"Investigate secretly, and we need to ask someone who isn't so closely related to the Knights of Favonius to investigate," Jean said, slowly turning her head to look at Lumine.
"…Me?" Lumine, who was silently eating melon, pointed to herself with some uncertainty.
"Hmm, to be precise, it's you and Eula. If it were just you, it would probably be difficult to talk to the people of the Laurence Family, let alone conduct other investigations." Jean nodded, adding a clarification.
Eula was originally from Lawrence; having her as an intermediary would make the investigation much more convenient.
Presumably, the people of the Laurence Family wouldn't imagine that the person appearing beside Eula would be someone sent by the Knights of Favonius to investigate intelligence, would they?
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