White Palace

"In the end, what in the hell was with all that?" Adrian muttered to himself, his thoughts swirling in confusion.

The duke's sudden decision to excommunicate him from the family left Adrian reeling. 

As he stared at the ring the duke had given him, he couldn't help but notice the lingering mana signatures—a tangible reminder of the ties that bound him to the Tellus family.

But what did it all mean? Adrian pondered, his brow furrowing with uncertainty.

He couldn't comprehend the exact effects of the binding, nor could he fathom why such a mechanism was necessary.

The ring was supposedly a memento from Siena, but why would she possess something that bound him to the family? And why had she allowed him to leave in the first place?

The duke's abrupt departure only added to Adrian's confusion, leaving him with more questions than answers.