Anfa glanced at Ian, then shook his head and sat down with a smile: "You've seen through quite a lot..."
Ian certainly had.
Based on the conversation between the Purple Maple Knight and Anfa, Anfa's family held significant power in Canaan Moore, even considerable authority, and he too occupied a noteworthy position within his clan.
With Anfa's age and status, only at the First Energy Level—how was that possible? Moreover, coming to South Ridge to meet a pen pal by himself, even if it was to discuss cooperation, it was too unlikely for his companions captured by the Torch Guard to return with just such an entourage.
Not to mention, his Dragonization Organ was very weak, certainly not a match for Elder Mantle...
All this information led Ian to conclude: Anfa's current body was probably an 'altered body' as well.
And the reason he had such a good relationship with Sio, continuing for such a long time as pen pals, was probably a bit of 'misery loves company'.
