Bab 378: Six Factions.

"Did you hear the news about the Eckhart family?"

Hearing Willem's question, the quietly resting Earnest let out a snicker and replied, "Are you referring to the one where that dying old man's only heir was murdered in a random Neutral Planet?"

Shrugging his shoulders, he continued, "Sure, I did. That incident angered the old man to no small extent. I heard that he even pulled out of the war for succession, retracting his support for Prince Arnold's faction, all for the sake of going after his son's murderer."

Nodding his head, Willem replied, "With the departure of the Eckhart Family, Prince Arnold no longer has the power to participate in the war for succession. I suppose, one of these days we will hear about the Prince's unfortunate 'accident' and the dissolution of the faction."

"Oh?" Earnest raised an eyebrow. "Is that what Her Highness thinks is going to happen?"