If it weren't for the Toad by his side, Herag would not have been able to return to the Land of Dawn.

He would have had to find a way to escape before the Taylor Family realized what was happening.

But now, with the Toad, Herag felt more confident, enough to handle certain situations.

The death of Svallo and his companions was an unbearable loss, even for a powerful faction like the Taylor Family.

They would undoubtedly need some time to investigate and understand what had happened.

Herag planned to use this time gap to see what the attitude of Serlandir was.

With so many factions within Serlandir, the Taylor Family was not the sole power; perhaps many wished to see the Taylor Family suffer.

However, factional struggles were usually quite dangerous, and Herag didn't want to become a sacrificial pawn in these power plays.

Anyway, he had a way out; if things went awry, he would just escape.

After Herag and the Toad cleaned up the traces at the scene, they began flying towards Augustus Academy to board the airship back to Silver Moon City.

...

In Pries's private residence, Silver Moon City.

Before the airship entered Silver Moon City, Herag informed Pries of his return the moment the Talisman Stone connected to the Magic Net.

Pries immediately replied, instructing Herag to act discreetly and conceal himself.

After disembarking the airship, Pries took Herag back to his home, avoiding discussing matters at City Hall.

Pries was evidently careful and had some pressing concerns to discuss with Herag.

After activating the Witch Array at his residence, Pries said, looking serious, "You might be in big trouble."

"What kind of trouble?" Herag had some guesses but still asked.

"According to some of our intelligence channels, although not entirely accurate, it can be deducted that Medel of the Taylor Family has died," Pries said.

"Good riddance!" Herag remarked.

Pries glanced at Herag and asked, "Does the Taylor Family think you killed him?"

"How is that possible! How could they falsely accuse someone out of thin air? There's no such thing," Herag firmly denied.

No matter who asked, he would absolutely deny it.

Pries gave Herag a look and nodded, "Good, that's the way to handle it. The trouble now is that, considering the Taylor Family's modus operandi, they might act against you without waiting for approval from the higher-ups of Serlandir."

Herag's expression turned peculiar upon hearing this; Pries apparently knew the Taylor Family very well.

Or perhaps the Taylor Family already had a notorious reputation that was widely acknowledged.

Pries saw Herag's expression and asked, "Have you already encountered any of their people?"

"No." Herag thought for a moment and chose not to mention the previous events, as it would have been difficult to explain.

Pries nodded and didn't think much of it.

In his opinion, if the Taylor Family had already made a move against Herag, he wouldn't have been standing there unharmed.

Pries never considered the possibility that Herag could handle the Taylor Family's people.

Given the Taylor Family's style, they would undoubtedly deploy a Level 3 Wizard against Herag.

Under such circumstances, Herag's ability to escape would be impressive enough, let alone defeating his opponents, which was simply unrealistic.

The fact that Herag was standing here unscathed indicated that he hadn't encountered anyone from the Taylor Family; otherwise, even if he managed to escape, it wouldn't have been so easy.

"Under normal circumstances, staying in Silver Moon City would mean you're fine. No matter how arrogant the Taylor Family is, they wouldn't dare enter Silver Moon City to deal with you," Pries continued.

Listening to this, Herag felt a sense of foreboding growing inside him.

He asked, "Has there been any change?"

Silver Moon City was Parker's territory, and also the domain of Dawn Mage Mick.

No matter how domineering the Taylor Family was, they couldn't break the rules and directly enter the city to act against him, could they?

Pries didn't notice the change in Herag's expression and continued, "Silver Moon City might change hands."

Upon hearing this, Herag was somewhat shocked and couldn't help but say, "Change hands? How is that possible."

Silver Moon City was a large city, and even though factional struggles within Serlandir were intense, seizing an entire city was unheard of.

Yet it seemed from Pries's words that Silver Moon City might fall into the Taylor Family's hands, making it unsafe for Herag to remain there.

Pries sighed and said, "Don't speak of this to others; Lord Parker's injuries are more severe than imagined. He's now barely clinging to life, on the verge of death. In such a state, he can't continue to control an entire city."

"As Lord Parker can't control Silver Moon City, its ownership becomes an issue. Normally, since Silver Moon City is still within Mick's sphere of influence, one of Mick's subordinates would just be sent here."

"Did something go wrong?" Herag asked.

"The issue is complex, involving a multitude of factors. Firstly, there's the defeat in the Elf Plane conflict; the failure to open the war there requires someone to take responsibility. The current direction is blaming Lord Parker's obstinacy for the war's failure," Pries explained.

Herag roughly understood; the failure of opening the Elf Plane conflict couldn't end just like that.

The Wizard Alliance invested considerable resources, involving various factions.

With the war failing, someone needed to take the blame.

In the past, it would lead to endless bickering and meetings within the Wizard Alliance to deliberate on each party's responsibility.

But now with Parker's incident, gravely injured and on the brink of death, he was the perfect scapegoat.

After all, Parker couldn't say anything in his current state, nor was it certain if he'd survive, making him an ideal candidate to take the blame.

The failure of opening the Elf Plane conflict required a scapegoat, and Parker was suitable for this role.

This led to subsequent problems, regarding Silver Moon City's ownership.

Typically, after Parker became unsuitable for the position of City Lord of Silver Moon City, someone else from Mick's subordinates would take over.

In ordinary circumstances, Pries would be the most likely successor to the post of City Lord of Silver Moon City.

Pries was essentially the deputy in Silver Moon City; Parker developing and grooming him was not only for securing a confidant but also preparing for situations like this.

But the circumstances changed; with Parker becoming the scapegoat, Silver Moon City couldn't remain within Parker's faction, which meant no hope for Pries to succeed as the City Lord of Silver Moon City.

Not only did Pries lose hope, but Silver Moon City couldn't even remain within Mick's sphere of influence.

As Parker was now labeled the culprit, he naturally had to pay the price.

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