Chapter 387 (1/2)

Chapter 387: Inheritance

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The witch left the hall as soon as she was finished talking and gave the two men no time to explain.

Roland turned his head slightly. “Can you tell what’s going on?”

“Both sides are telling the truth,” Nightingale whispered in his ear.

Roland pondered this for a bit and quickly guessed what had really happened. What was spoken truthfully wasn’t necessarily the truth, but only what one thought was true. It seemed that the issue lay in their family history book.

“Since you came all this way from Longsong Stronghold, don’t go back so soon. Stay in Ferlin’s house for a couple of days and tour the scenery of this town.” Roland turned to the confused Duke. “I’ll try to reason with her, and maybe you will get to talk again.”

“Is that… is that true?” The Duke was shocked, but he bowed his head and said, “Then I must trouble Your Highness.”

“By the way, where are the Magic Stones and ancient books that you brought?”

“There’re more than ten boxes on our boat.”

“Great, let’s bring them all to the castle,” Roland said, nodding. “I think she’ll soften up a little after seeing all of her things that survived for over 400 years.”

…

After dinner, the Prince called Elsa to his office.

“You should give Duke Eltek a chance to explain himself.” He told her the Duke’s entire story. “No matter what your housekeeper did, this man is trying to return your belongings to you, and he may even be trying to right his ancestor’s wrongs.”

“My housekeeper deceived his descendants, so this man doesn’t owe me anything.” Elsa pouted. “Also, witch families mean nothing now. They belong to the nobility of the Western Region, right? If I accept them, it would make things difficult for you, because you want to seize all the ruling authority of the Western Region for yourself, don’t you?”

Roland was shocked that she even considered this issue, and he shook his head with a smile. “Alright, that makes sense. But you don’t seem to blame them.”

“I shouldn’t place my anger towards a mortal from 400 years ago onto his descendants, especially if they don’t know what happened.”

“Spoken like a true enlighted member of the witches’ kingdom!” Roland thought. “Whether it is towards mortals or accepting new things, she always has a positive outlook. To me, this is no doubt an outstanding mindset, but it was probably a rare one in Taquila, so it’s no surprise that she was rejected by other witches in the Quest Society.”

“In that case, I’ll explain it to them,” he said, smiling. “Do you have any interest in going through your belongings?”

Elsa rolled her eyes and scoffed, “They’re not mine. They’re the Quest Society’s belongings.”

…

All the boxes were brought to the castle basement. Beside Elsa, Roland also invited Tilly, Silvio, and Anna.