Hearing Admiral Rudra's words, the atmosphere became tense again.
"How about this? We will return half of your people for now and the other half later." Augaran said with a weak smile. "That's the best we can do."
"Otherwise…" He paused, a cold glint passing in his eyes. "Things might really get chaotic, which we do not desire."
"Bring them here," Almond nodded.
'I am really not feeling good about this,' Lily relayed internally, her right hand's index finger twitching. 'I don't want to get into their pace.'
'If you are feeling that, then we indeed have to do something,' Admiral Rudra said.
'Yes,' Almond also agreed. 'Let them bring half of our people here. We'll find out more once they are here.'
From the table, the chief commander stood up and entered a portal that Augaran created.
