Geoffrey's entire demeanor was stoic. He took in a deep breath, then turned to Timothy with a solemn look and said, "I think this isn't the end of the story. All of you are familiar with Liam. Do you honestly think he'd back off so easily?"The remaining three Elders all shuddered at the thought of this. Bad feelings arose in their hearts. It felt like something terrible was going to happen soon, but they did not know what. Timothy replied, "Geoffrey, are you suggesting that…"Before he could even finish his sentence, Geoffrey, Jim, and Michael all nodded, their expressions grim. It would appear that all of them were thinking the exact same thing!All of a sudden, Timothy's assistant knocked on the door frantically, then burst in without waiting for an answer, "Mr. Norton, something terrible has happened! I just received news from the Pendragon War Zone. Apparently, the King Pendragon had reassigned the troops of the Stormwing Riders out of the Pendragon War Zone just a few hours
Timothy's face was ashen. He stood with his back facing the others, gazing out the window in deep contemplation. Finally, after some consideration, he came up with an idea. He returned to his seat and said to the remaining three Elders, "I'll handle this!"With that, he took out his phone and dialed the Western Biskeland war zone headquarters. "Mr. Chambers, this is Timothy Norton from the Grand Pendragon department speaking. I would like to alert you to the fact that the King Pendragon has sent out thirty thousand members of the Stormwing Riders to your war zone a few hours ago. "The Grand Pendragon Department wishes to alert you to this and to warn you that you are not allowed to open fire on the King Pendragon! Once he arrives in Dernburg City, you will stand by and let him pass, but you are not allowed to get involved in any way, shape or form. The Grand Pendragon Department will personally see to it that no lives or damages occur during the King Pendragon's arrival, and we wi
Frederick was right—Liam was still a ranking above him and was the only five-star commander-in-chief that Biskeland had ever seen. Therefore, he still needed to show Liam respect despite not knowing what his intentions were. His chief-of-staff, Miles Leroy, bowed and replied, "Yes, sir!"Meanwhile, at Dernburg City Center, everyone else stayed behind at city hall, discussing the proceedings of the night, although Liam had left. Carson Mansion was a sprawling manor located on the other side of town, right at the borders of Dernburg City and Athenapolis. It spanned over a thousand acres and was renovated in an ancient Victorian style, with a pair of looming stone lion statues on either side of the black, European-style wrought-iron gates. Once one entered the gates, one was greeted by the sight of a massive fountain, in the center of which perched a platform that housed a marble statue of an angel. Circling past the fountain was a labyrinth-like maze of hedges, past which was the
Cirold strode over to Leah's side and helped her get to her feet, but nothing could hide his blatant anger as he said, "Leah, don't be too upset about this. Take care of yourself! Don't you worry, I'm sure I speak on behalf of the entire Carson family when I say we will not let the murderer get away with this!"My father and I will do everything in our power to avenge your husband and children's deaths. Whether it's Malcolm Lynch, Howard Mosier, or even the entire Stone family combined, we're not at all afraid of them! They shall soon feel our wrath!"Cirold was the third-born son of the Carson family and had an infamous reputation in Dernburg City. The firstborn and second-born sons of the Carson family, Cirold's elder brothers, was a government official and the major general of the Northern Biskeland War Zone respectively. In contrast, Cirold did not get into politics or military and instead chose to dabble in business. Aside from expanding the family business, Cirold also built up
"I don't know who this Liam Cole fellow is, but who dares outrightly disrespect the Carson family shall face our wrath! I have gathered you all here today to demand justice for our beloved family members. We need to put our heads together and come up with a plan to get revenge on Liam Cole and the Stone family!"Nash was certain that Liam alone could not have wiped out the entire Walker clan himself. Therefore, he must have had someone more powerful working in the dark to back him up. Everyone knew that the Walkers, despite being in Drunham City, had intricate connections with the Carson family here in Dernburg City. Therefore, one would not even dream of messing with the Walkers, knowing that they had an even more powerful force behind them. However, the entire Walker clan got wiped out practically overnight. The worst part was, the Carson family did not hear of this until recently. This meant that whoever was behind the attack on the Walkers had powerful connections that managed t
Nash then turned to another who looked about his age, sitting just beneath him. He had a white goatee and was dressed in a suit similar to his. Although he was not sitting at the head of the room, one could not undermine his equally powerful aura. "Neil, you used to work as a government official in Willoughby, so you must have plenty of connections there. We need your help. We need you to employ the connections you have in Willoughby and find out who is the person responsible for the Walkers' downfall. I want everything there is to know about this, and I will make them all pay the price of their sins!" This man was none other than Neil Carson, Nash's younger brother who used to work in Willoughby but had since then retired from his post. He opened his eyes slowly, a menacing glint flashing through them. He then stood up with his hands behind his back and said to his brother, "Don't you worry, Nash, I'll get to the bottom of this. I watched Clora and Trent grow up like they were my
A seething rage boiled in Nash's eyes. The audacity of Liam to outright disrespect them like this! Any act of terrorism on the Walkers was an indirect taunt to the Carsons' authority, and he could not allow anyone to get away with dishonoring their name!"Don't you worry, Leah. I will capture Liam Cole with my bare hands and avenge you!" Nash snarled.All of a sudden, the butler returned, looking rather panicked as he burst through the doors. "Sir, there are guests outside…"Nash furrowed his brows. "Guests? Who are they?"No one would show up on the Carsons' doorstep without first identifying themselves, so who could it be?The butler replied, panting, "I don't know, sir, but they don't look like locals. They seem like they're not from here or even Athenapolis at all."A scowl crossed Nash's face, clearly displeased at his time being wasted in such a manner. "Well, since they didn't call in to notify us beforehand, we shall not entertain them! Send them off!"The butler nodded,
One of the Carsons turned to stare at Liam with a contemptuous look. "So you're the good-for-nothing orphan that married into the Stones, huh? I didn't peg for such a hero wannabe—but you showing up at our door saves us the trouble of having to track you down!""He thinks he's a hero, but he's really an idiot! Who does he think we are? Let me tell you, punk, you've finally met your end!""You don't have to worry anymore, Leah. Now that he's brought himself right to our doorstep, we'll slit his throat and spill his blood on our floors. We will turn him into a statue and make him pay for his sins!""The audacity of this man to show up here after murdering our beloved family members! He's going to regret this in every last ounce of his being!"The Carsons did not seem to think Liam, Joseph, or Albert were tangible threats at all. Instead, they cast their disdainful glances all over them as though already sentencing them to death in their minds!The Carsons deemed what Liam had done t