The lion, in his youth, might have intimidated all around him.
But, eventually, he too aged.
And when his curtain fell, the vast Bold Duchy… astonishingly lacked even a single loyal noble.
He had even been outwitted by a mere green girl!
The old duke knew this was also linked to the tight grip he had maintained over power these past years.
But what could he have done?
He simply did not want to leave Bold Duchy unstable for future generations.
Just like when His Majesty took over the New Moon Throne.
Maybe… he had been wrong from the start.
Perhaps, he should not have spent the majority of his life on the battlefield.
Perhaps, he should have paid more attention to his own territory.
Perhaps, he should have been more concerned about his family.
Perhaps, from the very beginning, he should have treated the Castel family differently, treated the promising earl and his wife differently, treated that seemingly naive but unfathomably deep little girl…
