Chapter 85
Henry sighed, however, he was quite happy as the situation toned down a bit as there was a little chance of fight to occur now .
He thought, 'It's good that Lord is calm unlike other instances at the capital or elsewhere in the Kingdom where he would cause a bigger ruckus most of the time . I guess the previous scare from that brat did the trick and maybe he still hopes to coerce that Lord to hand over that brat as he feels he is more dangerous than he was in the past . '
Henry came near Evan's side and whispered, "Lord I think it would be better if we leave since we don't even have enough forces to back us up if we want to cause any ruckus and you are already injured so we should be cautious in case that knife is poisonous . "
Henry's eyes could see what Evan's eyes couldn't see in the knife as he said to Evan .
Evan ignored him as his hand was still in pain and looked towards John with a very sharp gaze, "I had quite a good impression of this city . Originally, I even wanted to invest in this town but I guess It won't be the case anymore and that was also the reason I didn't try to extort you over the previous incident . Since you value that Slave's life more than your chance at friendship with our Laguna family . I guess you have already made your decision . You should be prepared for the consequences and face the wrath of House Laguna for your foolish actions . Remember this, Seas will be stormy whenever you and your allies travel from now on . "
Evan looked at a certain direction as he spotted Vlad who had just arrived .
Evan turned back, drank his potion as he looked towards Henry and gave him orders, "Bring back Marcus's corpse, We are leaving immediately . We will contact Duke Blackwolf again, ask him if his offer still stands or not . Prepare to contact that Baron in Dolores as well . Remember to write a letter to Father mentioning today's incident as well, tell him we will not be investing here anymore . Father was quite optimistic as this foolish lord didn't pay any respects to Duke Norman over his indirect offense of Prince Hector however it seems he is truly foolish and doesn't know his real place . The very fact that he is alive is because of that man over there . I wonder what he would do if a lot of forces gather and target him . " Evan pointed towards Vlad's direction before ending his remarks .
Evan murmured as he left, "Although I did not take any action today, This humiliation will not be forgotten, Baron John, you will pay for your foolishness and this humiliation . "
Henry heard him as he saw Vlad, he later left to get Marcus's corpse and thought, 'Why would that noble risk his territory over a single slave, even that guy can't help him if he offends too many people . It seems Lord was quite angry this time around as he really wanted things to work when he arrived here . Most Importantly, I wonder how Marcus's brother will react after hearing news of his brother's death . '
Henry sighed as he thought, 'I guess things were not meant to work as Lord abhors slaves while this lord is exactly the opposite of that as can be seen by the reactions of everyone watching this scene . '
John ordered Taylor as he heard the Threats of Evan, "Keep a watch on their men, Call Tornwall to my chambers straight away . There will be an important meeting which he has to attend . "
Diana smirked as she arrived at the scene and read the reports on the events which took place before her arrival .
"We will have a big show now that one more guy wants a piece in this pie called North-Frontier town . Meanwhile, that boy surprised me quite a lot, He improved too much in such a short amount of time . Even that Brat Dearil is showing some respect to him after he collapsed . "
Vlad meanwhile was quite happy after watching the performance of Both Jake and John . He was quite surprised that Jake was able to kill Marcus who was caught off guard in the duel .
Vlad nostalgically spoke, "I guess the true potential of a man is only seen when he is in a pinch and I think Jake just proved that right today . Maybe his previous experience at Redwood city and his past with Evan triggered today's performance, however, his life would have been in danger if not for the resistance that he acquired during his training period . however, It seems that John has quite some abilities to identify that guy's aura from such a long distance . I wonder if he again modified any of his techniques?"
Diana laid out her thoughts, "Elders in the house are quite unhappy with us supporting John, it seems a lot of them have mixed up interests with prince Hector and they are only reluctantly supporting us because of economic interests, did you got any news from their side?"
Vlad smiled and spoke, "I already knew about their involvement in it . We won't have to worry about elders since I already have a solution for that . I guess it was your father's support that helped us this time around, however even he is under great pressure, it seems that the Lord has trusted my intuition this time around . This was the only genuine time where I hoped to help someone . . "
Diana probed as she heard him, "I guess it is because of that kid Jake, Your past has a lot of similarities with that kid . However, yours is more gruesome and cruel . "
Diana saw that Vlad's face changed as he heard it so she changed the topic, "Anyway we have to make sure that the Ballistas are only incorporated into Father's personal army and spies under you . I don't want those elders to ruin the surprise which is waiting for various Aristocrats over here in Aelius as well as those guys in neighboring countries, I bet we will have quite a show when everyone gets to know about the real firepower of that weapon . "
Vlad mocked the elders when heard about them and reported the current circumstances to Diana, "Not to worry mistress, I already received those orders from Lord and had implemented it . As for the elders, Hmph, They will be dealt with as soon as possible when they try to make a coup with your uncle .
However, those elders are quite cunning as they are making up rumors about you and our investments over here and that your Lord father is only fulfilling your wishes . "
Diana smiled a bit and laughed as she heard about those rumors, "Those rumors are good as nobody will think more than that . We can even give them a legitimate excuse to oppose us . We can sweep them up when they think we are foolish enough to make more enemies and are supporting John . Unknowingly this place has become an eye of the storm in various countries and duchies, quite amusing, isn't it? As for that foolish Bufoon of the duke, what do you think will happen?"
Vlad laid out his predictions as concluded the current situation, "He will most probably target Morgan family fleets and the port town east of North-frontier city by negotiating a deal with that Pussy baron . That's the most predictable outcome . As for Duke Blackwolf, his father Duke Fjord won't agree as there are various conflicts of interests between all the Dukes . As for that guy himself, he will most probably be dead or be in bed for months . Currently, he is definitely suffering because of the poison and only showing fake bravado . However, I would worry if he dies, because this would escalate things a lot faster, though things would still be in control as long as Kingdom doesn't make a move on them . "