But he couldn't say any of that out loud, and could only hope William would take his earlier words seriously enough.
This exchange could only be described as utterly baffling to everyone else; only the Princess and Antitina's group, who already knew some of the inside story, managed to understand a small part of it. But as for the prediction about the continent's future—that was simply not something they could speculate about. In fact, given Brand's identity, his vision was already more than a little exceptional.
The nobles cared about the interests right in front of them; even Princess Griffine was only concerned about the rise and fall of the Erune Kingdom. The life or death of the continent, the tides of history—those didn't seem like things Mortals ought to concern themselves with.
Fortunately, William didn't seem inclined to pursue the question too deeply.
