Alis (Part-1)

Roy felt both surprised and bewildered when he heard Damien's words.

As far as he knows, the Duke of Snow and Silence, aka the Northern Heavenly Duke, was above ten thousand and only below one. Everyone in the northern region was his subject and needed to answer to him, while he only needed to answer to the emperor.

Thus, it quite confused Roy that someone of his status attended his mother's funeral.

His mother, Lady Florence, might have married a count and thus become a noblewoman, but she came from humble beginnings, and her profession was also looked down upon by the people. According to the rumors, she was a dancer in a famous troupe, and Badulf was enticed by her. He took an interest in her and eventually married her.

The Northern Heavenly Duke could refuse to go even if the emperor had demanded him to attend her funeral. Someone like the Northern Heavenly Duke definitely had no reason to attend her funeral unless she or her family meant something to him.