Xavier felt a chill run down his spine as he realized they had been completely wrong in predicting this person's movements based on logic.
When they came to Caritas to apologize and mend their relationship with Aldrian, they believed that offering a high-grade divine artifact would be enough for him to forget past grievances or at least appreciate their gesture.
However, they were mistaken. They had overlooked one crucial factor about Aldrian—his character.
With Aldrian's strength, presenting an artifact of this level to him was no different from handing it to him on a silver platter—without requiring him to even consider their offer or intent. Aldrian could simply take the artifact and still attack the second prince afterward.
They had been wrong to assume that Aldrian would show them any courtesy for their attempt to mend their relationship.
