�That is fine with me. Please give me the most expensive stuff.�

�Great. I will make sure you have a carriage that won�t even hurt your butt as you travel across bumpy roads.�

�Only the best.�

Cale could not see it because he was looking at his plate, but there was a slight smile on Violan�s face, before it disappeared. Count Deruth, who had been watching this from the start, let out a fake cough to cover up his slowly rising smile, and asked Cale.

�Did you verify the information from Hans regarding the personalities of all the nobles who will be going to the capital?�

Deruth had used his own network, as well as the information guild to purchase information on the other nobles, and had handed it to Hans to give to Cale.

�Yes. It was pretty entertaining.�

It was probably difficult to purchase that file. In fact, it probably cost a fortune. Although it only had about three or four lines about each person, it was precious and expensive to purchase information on nobles.

�There are some petty ones, some stupid ones, some smart and scary ones, even some who are desperate for power. Looks like all sorts of people are coming this time.�

Of course, there were also some stupidly nice people, villains, and trash as well.

�You read the file I sent you. Ahem. Anyways, do as you please. But Cale.�

�Yes, father.�

�I heard a strange rumor.�

Cale�s shoulders flinched just ever so slightly.

�Apparently the man-eating tree, that black tree, has changed. It is now a white three with beautiful blue leaves. There is even grass growing in that spot where nothing used to grow.�

The place that had changed the most in the last four days was none other than the top of the hill in the slums. It was a location where only the black tree had resided, however, that tree turned white with blue leaves after Cale had resolved its grudge, and it was now a beautiful tree that looked almost divine.

�Isn�t it an interesting rumor?�

�It is. What an interesting rumor.�

Cale had no intentions of revealing his Ancient Power right now, so he simply pretended to have no knowledge of it.

There was no way that Count Deruth did not know about the fact that he went to the slums. However, he would not have any knowledge of the Ancient Power. He would just suspect that something happened with Cale and the man-eating tree.

�Yes, but it isn�t that big of a deal. However, you need to pay attention to rumors no matter what you do. There is nothing scarier than human eyes and mouths. However, anything that happens inside the territory is fine for members of our household.�

�I will keep that in mind.�

Cale felt like he really could live a peaceful life, as long as he remained in their territory. How great would it be to quickly come back from the capital and live the life of a couch potato?

The luxurious breakfast that was made for Cale, who was leaving for the capital, finally came to an end. He received goodbyes from the Count and Countess, who couldn�t watch him leave because they had work to do, and then made eye contact with his siblings, who were awkwardly standing there. JrNovels.com