Thud!
Duke Badin felt his body slam against the ground. He wanted to resist, but his cultivation was blocked by some kind of energy that made his flow of energy sluggish. When he looked down at his abdomen, he saw a sealing talisman, though he had no idea when it had been placed there. Still in shock from the sudden kidnapping, he looked up at the face of the young man who had taken him.
"You?! What is the meaning of this?! How dare you kidnap me! I am a duke of the Forgeheart Kingdom! You will regret offending me! His Majesty will not tolerate an outsider bringing such humiliation to the kingdom's nobles!" Duke Badin fumed, his face contorted with fury at being abducted by Duke Valiard's unknown associates. This young man wasn't even past the peak Earl stage!
"Bold words, Duke Badin," Aldrian replied calmly. "Especially coming from someone in league with the devils."