Chapter 147. Thomas's Secret

"I thought I was fighting a war..." Eliza exclaimed in surprise.

"I am. But I can't leave Mentor for long. I've already passed his quarters and he was asleep..." She said taking her eyes off her own nails and looking at Eliza critically. "It's not possible that I can't leave for a few days and you already make absurd decisions..."

"It's not absurd to want to protect my son from Thomás." Eliza said without altering.

Calisto stared at her as if she were an insect.

"I was protecting him! What part of that don't you understand?"

"How could you protect him and fight a war at the same time?" Alfred confronted her.

"I am in a war, but that doesn't mean I've taken my eyes off Mentor.... So much so that I'm here now. However, it wasn't all bad that you brought him here. But I can tell you that things have happened that will bring creatures far