Chapter 161 Back at the estate. (2/2)

“Is Father …”

While wandering through the ave the question to his

“Your father is … “

Francine stopped for a h Robert didn’t show it, hisretfully thedom’s military, he was mostly indisposed

“Is that so… The border skir up…”

Robert h he knew that his father was busy, as his son he wanted to be praised by someone that he aspired to be The Arden Patriarch was the perfect goal for hie by his own merits

“I’m sure your father is proud of you, let us not talk about him”

Robert’s mother clapped her hands and a few maids appeared before her

“Prepare some tea and snacks for me, don’t make me and irls boith their heads while Robert and Francine continued their sloalk through the corridor On the walls, he could see sos that depicted the old members of the Arden bloodline There were many faces that he wasn’t familiar with but they all kind of looked similar to the man of the house

At the end of this corridor, there was a large painting On it, Robert could see a large fas Even on it, he could see status being involved as his mother was sidetracked to the first wife

The person to the side at most was his half-brother Roland, the only one below him in status Only recently did he realize how badly he had treated hih nobles that couldn’t win over him with pure skill

Only now he realized that the circu that should define a person This was not soreed on, not even his ownat the picture his eyes trailed to his brother that he had found once e one”

“Strange, Mother?”

Francine noticed where Robert was looking as she started to talk

“Yes, he always had those dead eyes… never acted like a child his age…”

While he wanted to stop his ree that Roland was a peculiar person Even in their younger days, he see beaten up by hier brother crying He could only attribute it to his high intelligence which pushed hie and then a Runesmith

“But let us not talk about the dead, I’m sure the tea is ready now”

Francine stopped in front of a large closed door and looked to the attendant on the side Before the person could open the door for the lady a strange sound was heard by the hit the floor and then started quickly running towards this exit

“Brother Roland is not dead!”

The door was sla lady Robert was surprised to see this young girl that earing a long dress It seeetup was unfinished as so out from the back

“Lucienne, that’s no a proper lady is supposed to conduct yourself, you were supposed to wait here for me and your brother, why are you dressed like that!”

“Please forgive us Mada lady just doesn’t want to be still…”

Two older ladies dressed in roup of three nobles was Robert could see that they were out of breath and by the way the rooer sister She had far tooto run away fro lady

“Lucienne, stop this instant”

“Not until you take it back! Brother is still out there! You believe me don’t you!”

She quickly hid behind Robert as just standing there without knohat to do He knew that she was right but he could not tell his young ten year old sister that Roland was out in so as a Runesmith

“I think you should listen to your e of ten and receiving her ic acadeood results she was to re to attend classes yet and was getting tutored by a costly ic teacher Froy and she was giving the ic tutor quite the headache

“I don’t need these dresses, I’e!”

Soon she was forced froh the room A little smile crept on his face as his mother joined into the fray and tried to catch the little young lady

While norree with his mother when it came to Lucienne he wasn’t that sure With the aptitude for ic, the world was her oyster She didn’t need to be stuck in this bubble that the aristocrats created for theer brother that looked happier than ever he realized that there was more to this world than met the eye

With that in mind he entered the loud room and closed the door behind hi as he had his family by his side, he would be happy

Still the words that his brother told hiered in his mind So and he would need to figure out who before this secret of his caht