Bab 87: 86: A new Nobel

"Congratulations, Lord Clement on being promoted to a proper family head. It's a shame that it came at such a high cost" Princess Neah wanted to scoff at the buttery words being spoken.

"Ah, it was a great tragedy indeed but it will also serve to make us stronger in the end. I will work to achieve the goal my ancestors and dear sister had been walking toward" the slimy, yet buttery voice replied in an utterly devastated tone.

The princess felt her lips being pulled down into a frown by the force of her disapproval. She did not like this coward of a man who did nothing himself except plan and then rage when things didn't go his way.

Also, her first meeting with him had not left the best impression on Neah. It had only been her respect for Ashura that had spared the man's life from a painful death.