"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO IT? WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME DID YOU DO IT ON THIS DAY? WHY THE HELL DID YOU ABANDON YOUR OWN SON?"
An angry roar filled with questions reverberated throughout the Spade mansion.
Griffin was very happy today, he had a smile plastered all over his face. Finally his daughter had let him see his grandson. He was surprised to see how much he resembled his father.
However, his happiness didn't last long as he heard what Ophiscus said.
He wanted to ask Ophiscus what madness had caused him to do this.
"Father, calm down. Said Ara, who is beside Ophiscus.
"Calm down. YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN!? How the hell are you relaxed when your son got humiliated in front of the whole continent?"
Ophiscus was now losing his patience, he wanted to have a chance to talk and explain what happened. But his father-in-law isn't giving him any chance.
SIGH
BOOM
Ophiscus released his aura and focused on Griffin and restrained his mouth.
Griffin, feeling restrained, got even more angry. He started to gather his energy to strike, but before he could do that.
"Listen first, before you do anything stupid." Said Ophiscus, he could understand Griffin's anger as no one would want to see their kin humiliated.
"Do you truly believe that I would harm my own family?"
He wanted Griffin to calm down, so that he could start explaining things.
Griffin, who started thinking, calmed down a little. He started pondering, the Ophiscus he knew loved his family more than anything in this world. He concluded that something must've happened.
Ophiscus, seeing Griffin visibly calm down, retracted his aura. He then looked at Ara, asking her to explain things to her father.
Ara came forward and stood in front of Griffin
"Father, do you truly believe that I would let something happen to my son?"
"Then why?" Asked Griffin with a bewildered look on his face. He couldn't understand what had happened for them to do this.
"To protect him."
This time Griffin got even more confused, he couldn't think of anyone who is more powerful than Ophiscus. So, who is the threat?
"From who?"
"Think father, William is the cause of the incident. Even though we said it was the world's will, not even our own people believed us. They only accept our answers because we are strong."
Carina, who is beside Ophiscus, came forward and stood beside Ara. She then started speaking.
"Anyone with half a brain would realize that something was going on and it would 't be hard to connect the dots to William."
Ara continued where her sister had left
"Right now, we have 3 types of enemies. Nobles, traitors and the otherworlders. We can take care of all nobles who are not loyal and traitors to some extent with this plan."
"Ah!" Exclaimed Griffin as he understood the plan.
The stupid ones would follow William to the forest and try to capture or kill him either in the forest or on the way there.
The ones who have the capacity to think will realize that this is a trap and will focus their attention on Ophiscus and his wives movement.
The smart ones will remain silent.
"You seem to realize it, father."
"Yes, but even with this we will not be able to purge the entire rot."
"We know, but it's a start. We can start investigating in the shadows and make a list of those who stayed silent and try to confirm their Loyalty." Said Carina with a small smile on her face, scheming was where she was best at and she loved it with every fiber of her being.
"Very well, but why did you strip him of the name 'Arthur' .he will now lose the blessings." Asked Griffin. The ancestor names contained power. It wasn't for show, that they kept it in their name.
Ophiscus, listening to Griffin's question, replied, "To make it believable, and do you truly think a name could give protection to a person who made the entire world kneel?"
This time Griffin had no answer, he didn't think the name 'Arthur'. could provide him with any protection. Griffin, then looking at Ophiscus asked
"So, now what? Where will William grow?"
Ara looked at his father as if he had lost his brains and said "Of Course he will stay here along with his family."
Griffin started looking at his daughter as if she was dumb. He then said " If you are going to do that then what was the point in all of this?"
"What do you mean, father?"
"Silly daughter, if he still stays here then everyone will know that what Ophiscus had declared is a lie and it will bite us in the back."
"W-What?" Ara then looked at Ophiscus with a gaze that wanted to confirm that what ger father said was a lie.
And much to her relief, Ophiscus shook his head and said.
"My son isn't going anywhere, he will be staying with us, however he will not be living in the mansion?"
"Then where? I'm not leaving my son alone?"
"Calm down Ara, we will be living with William." Aquila said she didn't want her sister to overthink and do or say something stupid.
"B-but-"
"We are going to live in a separate dimension that is attached to the mansion." Said Ophiscus with a resolute look on his face.
"How?" Griffin asked, creating a dimension is not easy, much less sustaining it. But that's not the most difficult part, the difficult part was to obtain the world will's permission.
"Getting permission from the world will not be a problem, since it needs William to grow so that he can help in the war in future."
"The rulers of the continent and the world will be having a meeting in a few hours from now, so, husband can ask about it then."
Ophiscus looking at Ara declared "I promise you Ara, our family will not tear apart because of some threat."
Ara, listening to her husband's declaration, hugged him and said "I love you"
Ophiscus smiled and kissed her forehead, "I love you too"
"Where's William?" Asked Griffin, he wanted to see his grandson before returned to his house, and he didn't want to be subjected to PDA by his own daughter.
"In the garden with Orion and Lyra," said Aquila.
"Is it okay leaving them alone?" Asked Griffin
SNORT
"I don't see anyone having the balls to attack my house." Said Ophiscus arrogantly.
But then,
BOOM BOOM BOOM
All the peoples' faces present in the room turned grim, as the explosions were coming from the direction of the garden.