Chapter 523 (1/2)
In the evening, Calvin Kant suion to the castle
The fireplace in the banquet roouests' shadows on the walls to dance up and down as if they for tables traversed the hall, each placed full of steahly sumptuous dinner, yet the atmosphere was not relaxed at all This was even 's City had been seized
”I've dispatched o Thankfully, they've returned alive,” he declared in a deep voice while sitting on the host's seat ”But today, the question I want to ask you is what should we do about the Northern Region?”
The nobles looked around the room blankly Perhaps, the news that Ti that everyone in the hall was speechless and afraid to reply Calvin could see the fear and regret in the eyes of the lower nobles ”Edith was right We can't depend on these people to defend against Roland Wiinning—there's only one path ahead”
However, for the nobles who had only recently sought refuge with Ti to openly turn around and switch allegiance
”Why don't we send a spy to eavesdrop on Prince Roland?” So period of silence
”If he doesn't disturb the Northern Region, we ” These words iarnered the approval of another noble ”These are the Wimbledon Family's issues It doesn'tthis, Earl of Lista laughed grihtly and knew that the keynote was co
Indeed, after the Earl spoke, everyone in the room became silent, and this made Calvin feel a little uncoth, while the Kant Fahtly inferior to the others It was only because he had heeded his daughter's advice and was first to play up to Timothy that he was able to obtain the position of Duke
Of course, he also understood that this was one of the new king's balancing tactics Tilad that the other two families belittled and were dissatisfied with hiotten about Duke Ise? He was arrested for treason and executed” Lista asked the room callously ”He didn't actively provoke Timothy If we admit defeat so early on, the noose may be tied around our necks at any tile! In Prince Roland's viee've already participated in treason and none of us can deny our relations with Ti's City couldn't even last a day, ould sis at a rock” One of Calvin's feudatories, who looked like he had lost his usual vigor, retorted softly, in accordance with the agreeaze of the Earl, he was unable to enunciate the latter half of his sentence
”Even if we only have eggs, I'll trymurdered my elder brother! He has to pay for it!”
”It ion's full of hills and erous roads are all over Roland's army may be able to travel quickly over plains and rivers, but it'll be a whole new game here” Earl Howes followed up swiftly ”At worst, the Horsehead Fae, where I don't believe that his ar your entire back to the church,” Calvin silently thought ”Those fckers don't harbor any good intention for the Northern Region either” He had heard about what happened to the eldest son of the Howes Faainst the lord of the Western Region but death is inevitable in any war If shouting could injure or kill enemies, there won't be a need for weapons and armor”
The hall started to become rowdy As the Lista and Howes families stated their opinions, the voices which proposed to ”halt the troops and get ready to fight the advancing eneradually suppressed the ones which proposed to ”actively pry on Prince Roland's position and express friendliness” Although Calvin re to feel quite anxious
Surely Edith hasn't run into trouble?
”What does the Honorable Duke think?” His long silence had becoht at him
Calvin's heart froze when he kneas his turn to say soht because I wanted to listen to everyone's opinion This ion and we can't be too careful”
Earl Howes interrupted hi that you've already planned to swear allegiance to Prince Roland Why else would all those who expressed cowardly opinions happen to be your feudatories? If we're to hand over power hter!”