"You haven't specified what you need our help with..." Billy clung to a glimmer of hope as he anticipated what Adrian might say.

‘You think I’m going to tell you that I'll be mobilizing all my forces to assault Sandstone in a week's time?’ Adrian glanced at Billy with a faint smirk, conveying that he had no intention of divulging his plans.

Billy understood from Adrian's expression that whatever he sought from Bethan couldn't bode well.

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