With a deep breath, Ellie asked suspiciously, "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are in that campsite. They are heavily fortified. And you did it on your own?"

"Let me guess. It was Paya who asked you to bring my mother's corpse back to earn our trust, right?"

Darryl could not decide whether to cry or laugh.

'This princess' paranoia is way too serious. She still thinks that I'm a spy!' Darryl smiled bitterly and did not respond.

Ellie assumed he had admitted it because he did not say anythi