"It's about your earlier offer for help..."
"Oh! So do you need it?"
"...As reluctant as I am about it, I would really appreciate it if you could help me with something..."
"Hey, hey, no need to be like that! You're a friend Lucius, so you can ask me for help anytime! I'll gladly help you out as long as it's within my ability to do so!"
Lucius still seemed a little reluctant, he sighed powerlessly and continued, "Look, Cecil...what I'm about to tell you isn't any good news, and not just for the Kingdom, but for you as well!"
"Huh?"
"Listen, during the past couple of months when I was absent, my family and I were combating some of the Empire's spies and incited beastmen that were sent into our territories. Of course, this wasn't something that happened only to my family's territory, b
