Cale shut up after that and followed the procession into the teleportation magic circle.

��That was hard.�

Acting without a purpose was not to Cale�s liking.

However, there was a purpose now.

Cale�s expression turned to a respectful noble young master.

There was a group bowing their heads to the crown prince�s envoy.

�It is our honor to meet with his highness, the crown prince.�

There was an old woman in front of the group.

Cale could see her white hair in a bun without a single strand of hair sticking out, reminding him of Countess Violan.

This was Sonata Gyerre, the almost eighty-year-old daughter of the founder of the Duchy and the current leader of the Dukedom. She was known as the Woman with Iron Blood and as a Woman of Misfortune.

�Her husband, as well as her only son and his wife, were assassinated.�

The former Duke had lived a long time.

That was why the determination for a successor did not happen until his oldest children were in their fifties. As a result, all sorts of things happened as in Marquis Stan�s family.

Sonata�s husband, her son, and her daughter-in-law all died in a carriage accident. The only ones to survive were Sonata and her grandson Antonio, who were not in the carriage at the time.

That incident that happened less than a year after Antonio was born was what gave her the nickname of Woman with Iron Blood.

�In the end, only Sonata was left as the successor.�

Sonata, the youngest of her siblings, was the last one standing.

As the only remaining heir, she rose up to the position of Duchess and, unlike the Stan family, she chose to embrace the remaining bloodline.

She then groomed Antonio to be the future Duke.

�Long time no see, Duchess Gyerre.�

�Your highness, I believe that we have not met since you visited the Empire last year.�

Alberu nodded his head at Sonata�s words and looked toward Antonio Gyerre.

He looked neat and tidy.

These words suited Antonio very well. He slightly bowed toward Alberu. JrNovels.com