Facing Lady Cui Si's inquiry, the current Thorns Duke shrugged, saying in a casual tone:
"Duchess Sofie took the wrong side during the Cold Moon coup thirty years ago. Regrettably, for the sake of our family's prosperity, we loyal descendants had to endure the pain and watch her enter into the embrace of the Mother of Night, under the siege of the guardian monks from the Winter Wolves Religion."
You seem to be a senior, so let me, the younger one, introduce myself.
My name is Anastasia Shani Romanov Toreze.
You can call me Shani."
This Duchess of Thorns appeared to be straightforward, well-behaved, her unique long braids even gave a gentle feeling, but she was undoubtedly an experienced hand. Her slight digs at Cui Si's age, with phrases like "senior" and "young", were slyly vicious.
While it might be unnecessary to mention age in front of an eternal creature like vampires, from a woman's perspective, it was an absolute taboo topic to be touched.
