"N-no way…" Duke Maxim's hands trembled the moment he read the message. "This can't be!"
How could this thing happen so conveniently when the nobles were paralyzed?
Why did the north suddenly attack?
Could it be that the North was waiting for this chance to attack and also fight for the throne?
"I didn't see this coming?" He frustratedly slammed his office table and rubbed his head, feeling the deep stress from the matter.
He never thought of the possibility of Valentin's younger brother trying to covet the throne. All he thought about was how they would take control of it by making Kazimir the successor.