�When the kingdom asks for it.�

There was something else the crown prince wanted.

�Please open the gates.�

The Empire would not stand for the alliance of the four kingdoms and the one beast tribe.

�This is what we want.�

Cale then stopped talking.

Noble.

Antonio looked toward Cale and thought this was a, �true noble.� Antonio, who also wanted to be a true noble, clenched his fists.

Silence filled the guest reception room.

Antonio looked down at his clenched fists before slowly unclenching them. He could see his empty palm.

He had realized something about himself through this chat.

Why did he think that Cale Henituse was looking to get something for him or try to take advantage of him when all he did was ask for a chat?

Antonio felt as if there was a mask in his empty palm. The name of that mask was, �noble.� He too was wearing a fake noble mask.

He started to speak.

�What do you mean by open the gates?�

Antonio�s nervousness showed as he asked the question.

�Open the gates to the Empire when the kingdom asks for it.�

It was a pretty dangerous proclamation if you understood it in the wrong way. It could be interpreted as the Roan Kingdom raising their sword against the Empire.

�Young master Antonio.�

However, Cale just responded back with a question.

�Are you worried that his highness the crown prince would want to wage war against the Empire?�

This was indeed the case.

The crown prince might desire to go to war against the Empire or another foreign nation. That was what Antonio was worried about.

Antonio could see that a corner of Cale�s lip had gone up a bit. JrNovels.com