Chapter 18 Family Meeting Part 2

"It… it doesn't matter."

Came from the bald man named Ragna, he was the first to speak after Nolan reviled whose child Jake Green was, he was the child of Bruno Sullivan and his mother Jeanette Green who at the time 15 years ago was a maid for the Sullivan household.

"I disagree with you brother."

Said Nolan.

"I think it does matter as we all know peer one of the family rules, we aren't allowed to spill the blood of one of our own let alone kill them."

The one named Trisha scoffed again at Nolan's words sitting back in her seat.

"That rule doesn't extend to bastard children or have you so easily forgotten that, Nolan."

He chuckled softly taking another sip of his tea.

"Your right can't argue with you there, but he unsheathed a sword whose blade hasn't been seen in the past 100 years a complete an utter novice did something that none of us sitting at this table could do so I would say he's no mere bastard."

The sloppily dressed man sitting next to Nolan's right held his head back looking at the ceiling.

"Disregarding the impressive display, we saw a few nights ago it's because of that boy and his cohorts that we lost seven out of the ten swords we had in are armory, not only that we lost a good handful of butlers and maids when that crazy bitch was running wild."

Nolan finished his tea and placed his empty cup back on the table.

"First off all we can always find more servants to replace the dead ones so that is a non-issue, second I think your math is off we only lost six swords."

"No Romeo is correct."

Came a woman sitting to Ragna's left she readjusted her glass as she spoke.

"We were able to recover Tsubaki and the other two swords that boy had strapped to his back, and the boy's comrades escaped with six swords but the seventh is Lazarus after you killed that former maid and everything had settled down Lazarus went missing, and we haven't been able to find it since."

Nolan sat back in his chair with a small pout.

"Damn maybe I shouldn't have gone so far, with… with… wait what was her name again."

completely forgetting the name of the one he had just killed only a few nights ago the one that he once thought was one of his lovers.

"Never mind any of that."

Said Trisha.

"I still stand firm that the little street rat should be executed for his crimes who care if his Bruno's bastard child."

Nolan rubbed his head as he sighed.

As I said once I'll say again I disagree you all are so blinded that you don't see what is clearly right in front of you, that boy was able to not only unsheathe Tsubaki but use her in battle against Judas, he did it with zero difficulty your all fools to sit here and think that boy can't be useful to us all have you all forgot the stories, that said that Tsubaki could rival the strength of her twin brother Excalibur."

Another comment form Nolan came another scoff from Trisha.

"What are you trying to get at Nolan are you trying to say that boy can get so strong that he could one day rival king Arthur's legendary blade."

Nolan shrugged his shoulders and said.

"It's possible."

His sister shook her head in disbelieve.

"God sometimes Nolan, you amaze me with your pure stupidity."

"And sometimes sister you amaze me on how much you lack creativity and vision."

Nolan retorted this filled the woman with anger she nearly shot to her feet ready to confront him, but a woman sitting to her left grabbed her trying to hold her back.

"Calm down Trisha the woman said in a light voice and you as well Nolan, you both know that in fighting is strictly prohibited."

Nolan smiled.

"Oh, I wasn't doing anything it was all Trisha trying to come at me like some wild bull."

At his comment Trisha tried again to get to her feet but her sister tightened her grip and prevented her from doing.

"So."

The woman named Terra turned looking pass her sister looking a Bruno.

"What say you brother."

She asked calmly.

"It's has been revealed that the would-be thief is a child you had out of wedlock, what do you have to say about his life."

But Bruno said nothing he tried but he swallowed those words and held his head down in shame, seeing that Nolan laughed.

"Whats the matter baby brother cat got your tongue."

After he finished laughing at the state of his brother Nolan turned his attention back to his father, to their father.

"So pops what say you, you weren't wrong when you said that if it got out that are armory was stripped bare that it could lead to repercussions, but think of it like this if its known to the world that we the Sullivans have one of our very own able to use the shadow princess Tsubaki something no could do in a hundred years, then that could bolster are standing we can use the boy to find out who ordered the robbery on us find them and kill them all, and recovery any of are lost weapons and confiscate any of theirs, this is a golden opportunity for us and we can't just let it slip us."

By Nolan stared intensely at Heathcliff never breaking his lock on the man, and in turn Heathcliff never broke his graze from Nolan's.

"So, I'll ask you again father what say you… what shall we do about the boy should we execute him and potentially waste are chance to extend are selfs and move even further, or do we let him live, train him up and put him to work as one of us a Sullivan.

Besides Bruno everyone turned their attention to Heathcliff their father as they waited to hear his answer.