Chapter 95

They came out of the council chamber that the sun had long since gone down. Nathan and Sumon came out first, while Kyros and Athelstan silently followed them.

Nathan knew that dealing with Kyros Neyer would be difficult, but he didn't expect to face a wall like the one he found himself that day.

Whatever Nathan proposed was not accepted, because Kyros wanted more: more land, more gold, more freedom to move.

He wanted everything.

Many times Athelstan had been forced to intervene to deal with his father, to make him reason, but, despite everything, Kyros found the pretext to silence him. It was exhausting.

Sumon in front of him walked briskly and angry, she did not like to be treated as if she was worth nothing, as if she did not exist. Whenever she tried to speak, Kyros found an excuse to block and mock her. Several times Nathan had found himself on the verge of threatening him, but he had stopped in the bud. He didn't want a war, he didn't need it,