A Deal (Francis POV)
"Going to the border area is a good opportunity for me. But it is still so suspicious." I sipped my teacup. "It can be a trap so they can eliminate me. There's no way they will do something to support me."
Duke Gordson stirred the spoon in his teacup. "I agree with you. They really push you to go, there must be something right?"
"It's a good thing if we know what they want, so we can prevent the worst." I tried to predict what the Ashford family would get from the war. "It's really hard, since basically, every war gives them advantages. But this one, what will they get from me as the one who goes to the border?"
The Ashford family would get a lot of money during every war. They were the ones who produced and sold weapons. They were also the ones who produced well trained knights.
Suddenly, I got an idea. "Do you think that they're willing to eliminate me at the war? That's such a good excuse right?"