Within the grand halls of Duke Alaric’s Castle, the Duke sat with a gloomy expression, eyes fixed on the report before him. Less than a month had passed, yet Aaron had already recruited a team of Great Knights under his command.
Worse still, the report revealed that Aaron hadn’t even bothered to visit Alaric’s men, he had dismissed them without allowing them to reach the Green Fort.
Alaric’s face darkened. In twenty years as Duke, never had his people been treated with such disregard. Wherever his entourage went, even Duke Theodore’s territory had shown respect. But Aaron… Aaron had humiliated him.
His voice turned cold. “Grandpa Moria, summon Commander Molard.”
“Yes, Master.” Moria replied respectfully.
Fortunately, Commander Molard had returned to Starfall City that very day, fresh
