Diavolo hooked his arm around Adrian's shoulder as they walked together. This made them seem very close, and it made Adrian suspicious. 'Something's definitely going on here,' he thought.

The moment they entered Arlo's home, all of the maids were sent away, while the door was shut tight. Ophelia Puck, Arlo's wife, was the only one left to serve them.

Arlo bowed deeply. "Adrian, I'm truly sorry for earlier. I didn’t want to hide any of this from you, but I had no other choice."

Adrian stepped aside. Although they seemed of similar age, he was actually younger and felt it was inappropriate to accept such a bow.

"What’s going on here?" Adrian asked.

Diavolo sighed. "Sylvas is being a tyrant at the moment. Many of my men in Ivory Cloud are now under his control, and I'm almost sidelined."

"That's none of my business," Adrian retorted, "You two could have joined forces and driven him away, so why put on this charade?"

Arlo quickly explained, "Originally, Ivory Cloud had four elders,