Although Tiel very naturally—and judging others by herself—concluded that the Antawen Expeditionary Force led by General Vanessa had ended up in the southwestern seas of the Loren Continent because they "swam the wrong way around," Gawain did not dare make such an easy judgment—after all, while the sea demons do indeed have a weirdo like Tiel among them, their whole race is still an admirable high-level civilization. Tens of thousands of elite Soldiers, following a Deep Sea Warlord, collectively swam half a circuit around the planet in reverse? This is the kind of thing probably only Tiel would believe, seeing as she actually has experience in it…
Gawain rubbed his brow; even though he was fully awake by now, the feeling of sleep deprivation still left him uncomfortable: "I don't think they would make such a massive blunder… Did Cassandra mention any more details to you?"
