Mutual bargaining (Part 2)

Cael started talking again after there was a brief pause, having realized that Raydon was not going to provide an easy response to this question. ''Tomorrow, we will officially announce that you are one of the family heirs. '' Finally, he made his offer.

''Should I be impressed by this? '' Raydon simply scoffed.

To begin, Cael's offer worked out better for them than it did for Raydon, which was in line with what they wanted to accomplish anyway. By accepting Raydon into their family in any case, they set out to build a relationship with the person they regarded as high-rank.

''You are aware that there are a great number of people in this world who would sacrifice everything to be a member of a ruling family, are you not? '' Elara, Arden's wife said with a frown.

Raydon couldn't help but laugh at this. "I wonder what you sacrificed as one of those people."