Kenya City, within the Ducal Residence.
Duke Oliver Norton's entire body shook with his trembling voice.
As a descendant of the Val Barbarians, the Norton Family was said to bear the bloodline of Giants. Grand Duke Oliver himself was exceptional, standing over two meters tall, with a beard that was a pale white.
But at this moment, wrapped in his luxurious robes, his corpulent body showed none of the barbarian vigor.
"Wh... what do we do? The Ashen Kingdom has broken through!"
"It's over, completely over!"
He never imagined that the Ashen Kingdom would strike here like a bolt of lightning.
The Principality of Norton had long been under the protection of the Boske Duchy, with the Lionheart Knights often stationed within its borders. Few were the nations that dared attack—it was, after all, forbidden to harm a dog without considering its master. No one wanted to provoke Boske, the mighty colossus of the North, which is why Oliver had dared to provoke so many times.