927 GENERATIONAL SHIFT (3)

[Three days ago…]

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"HERE ARE the pieces of evidence that I gathered while secretly observing my father's unusual movements."

Hanna looked at the scrolls and communication devices that Rubin Drayton laid on the table.

"Duke Drayton is communicating with Lahar Kingdom?" Hanna said, crossing her arms over her chest. "Isn't that the kingdom that leads the Allied Nations?"

The 'Allied Nations' were the nations that the former Emperor Nikolai had invaded during his reign. There were only three nations in the alliance, though. After all, the former emperor wasn't fond of wars.

[His Lord Majesty only invaded nations that attacked the empire first.]