What sort of person was one who operated in the shadows?
They gave off a dark, untrustworthy impression. There was no such thing as a person without secrets, but those who specialized in intelligence work were of a different breed altogether. There were countless among them who lived while concealing even their true faces.
That was also why the name “Findleston” carried such a particularly ominous scent.
It was a family whose members concealed even their identities to begin with. Was it not a group that operated covertly within the Empire’s shadows? An air of mystery inevitably had to follow them.
Perhaps that was why the man before me was even harder to trust.
He was a plump, middle-aged man. He had the sort of appearance one could easily encounter while walking down any street, a face that made it difficult to believe he was one of the pillars supporting the nation.
Marquis Findleston.
He was a major figure who did not even reveal his face at official functions. There could not be many people with the authority to meet him privately like this. Yet here he was, breaking…