"Oh?"
"Very few people know about that incident. The outcome wasn't good."
Yuan raised an eyebrow. "He lost?"
"How could he?!" Black Jack shot up as if he'd been struck a fatal blow. "Of course the boss didn't lose! He could never lose! It's just… he didn't win, either…"
"A draw, then?"
Black Jack still shook his head, saying resentfully, "The boss has to sleep for half a year, while Suyade fled far away to the Forbidden Sea. His injuries must have been even worse than the boss's."
Yuan watched him thoughtfully. After a few seconds of silence, he said quietly, "Didn't Lady Iron Hammer say earlier that the Alanjia has been making a lot of moves recently?"
"That's what her last letter said. Why?"
"Why do you think they're doing that?"
"Huh?" Black Jack froze for a moment, then it dawned on him. "Are you saying… Suyade is back?"
"I hope not. Otherwise, that 'big move' you were just talking about might turn into you walking right into a trap."
