Fruitful Coalition

Lord Stygian's frown was deep and both his fists were clenched not to attack but rather to hold himself back from a violent outburst.

"I'm afraid I can't allow that."

Accepting to take half of the Territory rather than the whole was the most amicable Averill Stygian was willing to be. Even if it led to war against the Renans, he refused to back down.

Frida had just boasted of her family's Martial strength and adding an entire territory, its subjects, and also an absorption of the residual Martial power of the Larnak family would not do any other family or Territory in Verdelen City any good.

Averill knew exactly how much that would harm his family in the future because, even as he sat for this meeting, he was already working on a plan that would put the Stygians ahead by the end of the Year should THEY take over the Larnak Territory.

Frida chuckled,