The outside world speculated that Maxim had been played by some disreputable Trashy Mother Dragon. Some even secretly searched for this non-existent "Trashy Mother Dragon," just to have her mess up their own dragons once more.
"Duke, last night, a patrol member found a letter outside, signed by a Minotaur, addressed to you!"
Tom's words left Hudson completely baffled.
"Could it be that the Orcs are plotting another conspiracy?"
But that doesn't make sense either; collusion is a serious accusation, yet it depends on whom it falls upon.
Mere rumors of him colluding with the Orcs would be laughable if spread.
Across the entire Continent, who doesn't know that Master Hudson is the most active in combatting the Orcs!
To forcibly pin the crime of "collusion with Orcs" on a Commander with the highest Orc kill count—who would believe that?
It would make more sense to frame a Minotaur!
