Inside Duke Alaric’s study…
He stared at the letter before him, a look of confusion clouding his face.
"Aaron’s background is so poor… His mother was a slave, and his father, just a Baron in name. So where did he get the resources to cultivate to Knight level at such a young age?"
His eyes narrowed as he read further.
"It’s also mentioned that after returning from the Dark Forest, his strength changed drastically. He even wiped out a bandit group and saved Maria, Duke Augustine’s daughter."
Alaric fell silent for a moment.
Then he chuckled bitterly.
"And here I was thinking Aaron came from a powerful lineage."
But his amusement faded.
His gaze turned bone-chilling cold.
"So… he deceived me."
He paused.
"No, not exactly. I never asked about his origins. I simply assumed."
He le
