Bab 241: The Mother Hens and The Matchmakers (2)

They all witnessed his growth over the past years and knew just how hard his path to this greatness was. Several enemies tried to defeat him, bring him down, and kill him, but no one succeeded in making him surrender completely at their mercy. Instead, his enemies fell down one by one with a knife piercing through their chests.

But there were times when one can experience their first time. And this young duke finally surrendered to one woman.

"Apologies for my late entrance." She bent her knees and bowed slightly towards the Qu elders, not knowing what was going through their heads, before saying, "His Grace especially told me not to come and greet you. He even mentioned that I shouldn't meet with any of you in the future." She raised her eyes and batted them towards the old men. "But of course… I did not agree to him and was only held up by him hence, my lateness in coming here."