Cale felt different than normal. It wasn�t that he suddenly got smarter or stronger, but that his actions were clearly different from before.

�Ah, Hans.�

�Yes, Count-nim?�

�Bring me some information about the Flynn Merchant Guild.�

Tea shop owner, Billos. Deruth knew about this bastard son of the Flynn Merchant Guild. This was because the Henituse�s largest trading partner for wine was the Flynn Merchant Guild.

�I will get right on it.�

�Great.�

Deruth watched Hans walk out of his office as he started to think. There was a lot of things for him to think about other than the change in Cale�s demeanor.

The atmosphere around the continent was dangerous. It was like a volcano right before it erupts. Deruth could clearly feel the dangerous atmosphere despite the fact that he was in the corner of the kingdom. It was because he was always receiving an endless amount of information about it. But the message from the Imperial Court that he received today made Deruth even more certain about the current atmosphere of the continent.

The former Counts of the Henituse territory always passed on a single piece of advice to the next in power.

�There is no need to be recorded in history. Just live for peace and happiness.�

�I guess I need to reinforce the city walls.�

He may not be a good fighter, but Deruth was always thinking about ways to protect himself and his family.

There are times when the body is stronger than the mind.

�Young master, you were sleeping so soundly that I did not wake you up.�

Cale had slept in. The fact that Ron brought lemonade instead of cold water again made things even worse. However, Cale could not say anything about it.

It was because there was a bandage around Ron�s neck.

�Are you hurt?�

��Are you worrying about me?�

�No. It�s just annoying to look at.�

�It is nothing much. I was just scratched by a cat�s claw.�

Is a, �cat,� another reference to an innocent person?

Cale was sure that someone would have had their fated meeting last night. He avoided the gaze of Ron, who was smiling, and headed toward the chamber�s window. He needed to move faster because he slept in.�

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