"What do you mean?" Do you intend to start a war?" Her face was bitter but he ignored her.
"But your freedom.." Ben sighed with an aggravated look, "the lady is right. This could even lead to war, your grace. Please think about it again."
"I have already taken many decisions without thinking, Ben. My father wanted me to live in peace, so I avoided conflict all my life. But now, I have someone to protect. I can no longer behave weakly." The old man sighed.
He has served the family since Cassian's father was a young man. They have spent all their lives taking risks never meant for them. Getting enough wounds to protect his majesty.
That was why the deceased Duke asked Cassian to step down from his position. But fate hardly changed with man's will.
Soon he saw their physician coming from the other side. The man was holding his bed tightly and looked nervous.
"Are you ready?" Cassian tilted his head and asked the anxious man who was sweating hard.
