Ryan did not answer immediately. He remained silent for a moment, keeping his gaze fixed on the merchant as he carefully considered the request.
Breaking someone out of a dungeon sounded easy when said quickly, but the details were never that simple.
'Basically, what he's asking of me is to break into that prison. But, if I remember correctly, Blooming Wing is one of the human nations allied with the church.'
That was the real problem. Sticking his hands into the enemy's allied territory required weighing the consequences before lifting a single finger.
'I'm not saying it's difficult to achieve, but I must be careful if I accept. The way I do it could negatively interfere with my plans,' he warned himself. 'Besides, that doesn't solve the underlying problem Edwin's son-in-law is caught up in either.'
There was no point in freeing a man if they were still going to hunt him down for murder the very next day. He paused mentally and brushed that detail aside.
