Chapter 261 An Heirs Estate (1/2)

As Arran returned to the htblade, he repeatedly tried to ask her about her fears concerning the Matriarch, but to no avail

”All you need to know is that the danger is far froer actually is, it's too soon for me to speculate Just keep your eyes open”

The words did as little to satisfy Arran's curiosity as they did to reassure hi more about the ut feeling

Back at the ht out Jovan, as both surprised and delighted when he heard that he was to recruit another fifty servants and guards It was a task Arran would have found daunting, but his steward only see another fifty people under his coain?” Jovan asked before he set to work, looking at Arran with narrowed eyes

Arran shook his head ”Just try to find borderlanders and imperials, if you can Talented ones, if possible”

Jovan gave him a firm nod in response ”That won't be a problem”

Arran's steward had only barely left when an unexpected guest arrived — the Matriarch's steward, this time

”Lord Ghostblade,” the man said with a respectful bow ”I am to show you the new additions to your estate” He flashed an unctuous s”

The expectation soon proved false, however Because when Arran laid eyes on the lands that would be added to his own, pleasing definitely wasn't the word that ca, perhaps Excessive, certainly And, eously ie as Arran's own, and its lands consisted entirely of ed flower beds in various bright colors, grandiose gold-plated fountains, and endless paths paved with stones laid down in intricate patterns

To Arran's eyes, the result was as ugly as it was opulent — bad taste run wild, allowed to grow unrestrained for untold decades

”All of this will have to go,” Arran said after a brief inspection

”Lord Ghostblade?” The steward looked at hihly inappropriate

”The gardens,” Arran clarified ”They'll have to go I won't haveall of this, and when the other students arrive, I will need larger training grounds”

”As you say, Lord Ghostblade,” the steward replied, though his expression suggested that he thought the decision bordered on heresy It seemed the man actually liked the tacky display

Next, they inspected the audy as the gardens had been

Several times the size of his own mansion, it was filled with needless ornaether without any regard for ave Arran a suspicious look ”If you wish, we can adjust the mansion to your needs before you lance at the large building, then fir in ged ”I suppose my new teachers will need accommodations”

The steward s would be left untouched ”They will certainly appreciate such well-decorated quarters,” he said ”But of course, several new buildings will need to be constructed for the students”

”I trust you can handle that task,” Arran replied

He had little faith in the steward's taste, but the matter wasn't worth his attention He would not spend tily as he suspected it would be, the students would just have to live with it

After finishi+ng the inspection, Arran cast a final irritated look at the hideous gardens, then quickly made his way back to his mansion There, he instructed Jovan to hire an additional hundred servants