King of Griffindale

Chapter 45 - Two Moles

When he did so, all of them looked at each other for a short time before returning their gaze to him. None of them showed any sign of surprise at what he had just said, which amazed him.

“You all knew?” asked Harold.

“We believed so,” Olivia said. “It's been quite obvious so far. Your plans for infiltrating the Prefect's home had a certain familiarity to them, which indicated that you had an intimate source from within—unless you lived and grew up in the Prefect's home.”

“Interesting,” Harold remarked as he examined each of them. He also looked at Emil, the one he suspected of being the mole who leaked their information to the Emperor's prefect, but he showed no sign of surprise either. It was more like he had prepared for this as a possibility, given the circumstances. Harold wanted to use this as an opportunity to call him out, but he didn't want to do so without extraordinary evidence.

“So, tell us what this person told you,” Conrad said. “It must be something useful, isn't it?”