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Gardenhill Castle.
Redfair.
"What about the readiness of the soldiers, Lord Kent?" asked Hector, sitting on the throne of the castle with his eyes forward, looking at his first son, who arrived in armor and dark brown cloak with the white bear sigil, the proud sigil of House Hildemar.
Lord Kent bowed his head, the man with gray-black hair already having a definite answer to what his father wanted. He glanced slowly to the side, seeing Carl standing to the right alongside their mother.
"After Uncle Howard declared Heimrich an enemy, the soldiers were no longer reluctant to fight, My Lord," Kent replied, standing tall in salute with his left hand holding his longsword at his side.
"You are right. The news from Castlebourne was a big surprise to many but not to us. Hildemar already knows what he intends to do," Hector replied.
