Seeing Grace looking somewhat sorrowful, Mark quickly tried to comfort her, "My condolences. May your parents' knowledge be recorded by the All-Knowing Eye."
At that moment, the ring on Mark's right pinky finger suddenly flashed red, but the light extinguished a second later.
Shanshan sidled up next to Charles and whispered in his ear, "He's lying. He sent his lizardman underlings to do it."
Looking at Mark, who was still murmuring words of comfort to Grace, Charles was overcome by a sense of the absurd. Glancing at Grace, he decided he would handle this matter himself. She's my crew member, so as her captain, I must stand up for her.
"Governor Mark, may I ask you a few questions?" Charles suddenly spoke up.
"I was ambushed by some monsters when I first arrived. They had green scales on their bodies and faces, tails, and forked tongues. What do you know about them?"
