“His Highness Ian has done a great job.”

“Even though that man is a unique character, his skills are pretty solid.”

Raven replied somewhat brusquely to the excited words of Viscount Moraine. Viscount Moraine burst into laughter at Raven’s answer.

“He may soon become the new master of our empire, is it okay to be addressing him as ‘that man’?”

“Why not? From the looks of it, he will become the son-in-law of my family before he becomes the master of the empire.”

“Hahaha!”

Viscount Moraine broke into a chuckle.

He knew very well that the relationship between the Duke and Prince Ian was special. They had been responsible for revealing the truth behind the attempted poisoning of the crown prince in Sisak, and everyone knew that they had worked together to fight the war against the Arangis Duchy, to punish the southern hegemon for its traitorous acts.

Of course, Viscount Moraine had been ignorant about what Raven had just said – how Ian would soon become the son-in-law of the Pendragon family.

This was how the incident started.

The United Southern Army and the Pendragon Duchy’s forces were surrounding Slain Castle. Two days ago, an emergency message had arrived for Duke Pendragon and Viscount Moraine. The urgent message was sent by Prince Ian from El Pasa, and there were...