The Duchy of Crawford was a place where stagnant water had rotted away to the point of becoming a monster. It needed to improve its constitution, just as His Majesty the Carrier had revived Deliat!
Alas, Abel's past mistakes had come back to haunt him.
A phrase that all men about to enlist in the military had heard at least once suddenly came to mind.
"Don't do it well or badly, just do it right in the middle."
Why was this rumor spreading?
If someone performed poorly, they became the target of criticism, but if they did well, they took on all kinds of work.
Abel's current situation was exactly the latter case.
It was because of the successful model called Deliat that people like Paley III came into being. Abel had thought his country could become like that too.
"Are you saying you are willing to risk losing your entire country?"
Abel opened his mouth in a slightly threatening tone.
He was asking if Paley III was fine with being kicked out of his position as the ruler.
