Chapter 269

"All right," Oliver said.

The old steward nodded and left the place; he was going to report the situation here to the old Earl!

"The Slo family has come with ill intent!"

After returning to his territory, the fury that had been on Sir Hawke's face the moment before had vanished without a trace.

The nobles of the Hilling Kingdom were all master actors—one moment two men could be glaring at each other in fury, the next they could be drinking and laughing together as old friends.

Mhm, this is what nobles are like.

Sir Hawke was no exception, though this time his acting had hit the mark—he had successfully made the people of the Snow family look down on him. Those fellows probably never imagined that he had already become a follower of the Lord of Flames, and the grandfather of one of the Lord of Flames' Holy Maidens.

"First, send someone to report the situation here upward!"

Sir Hawke wrote a letter and gave it to a winged warrior permanently stationed on his territory, ordering this winged warrior to take it back to the City of Divine Wonders!