Lord Henry Kramer had been present, so the aide had rushed to his Master’s side and whispered the information.
He was then asked to repeat it by Lord Henry Kramer. When he hesitated, the old Lord instructed his personal guard to ask Lance the question in private, and the man had fallen to his knees and done as earlier instructed.
“Are you pleased with all this, Mother?” Vincent asked quietly, his eyes glassy.
Since the dinner incident, the young Master, now Lord, had fallen into old, bad habits. Part of why Lord Henry had left him behind when the nobles had moved to present a united front in Ashrone’s capital, and had not announced to the public that Vincent was stepping into his father’s place.
Drugs. The same kind found during the raid, only his had more of the very expensive gem ad
