The Lord of Ashes

Glancing at the noble lady, Thain's expression showed no respect for the woman who should be called his "stepmother".

His attention was still focused on the large painting in front of him.

Touching the metal frame with fine patterns, Thain seemed to have touched the memory of his mother.

Thain's indifference and the silence of the two senior attendants John and Greiner made the noble lady furious.

But what made her even more angry was the floor-to-ceiling painting in front of her that occupied the entire wall.

Once upon a time, she did not know how many times she wanted to remove the huge painting of the previous countess that occupied the entire wall in front of the chamber.

But no matter which time she mentioned it, she was faced with the cold expression of Earl Grant.

Earl Grant was not a henpecker.

How could a person who had gained fame and meritorious service in a real war be controlled by a woman?

Including him and his last wife, Catherine, they were also childhood sweethearts, and the aristocratic couple who successfully married together as adults had attracted the envy of many people.

On the contrary, the second countess in front of her is more like the product of the combination of interests among the nobles.

If it hadn't been for the loss of Thane, the earl would have had no other direct successor.

If the Grant family had not really needed to marry the Hoxey family of the Kingdom of Western France, I am afraid that this marriage would not have happened in the future.

This Countess Tiya is quite pitiful to say the least.

She is the daughter of a marquis and a countess, but to the nobles, she is nothing more than a marriage tool.

Even with Earl Grant, she had never experienced what love was.

This is actually the norm for most noble unions.

Only interests are what the nobles value.

A love story between an aristocrat and a commoner boy is only suitable to be heard as a story in a biography, and is almost impossible to exist in reality.

As for Mrs. Tiya, although she cannot get all the love from the Earl, she can get all the family affection from her son.

Especially since his son, as the only son of Earl Grant, will definitely inherit the entire Bauhinia territory and title in the future.

Only by relying on her son can she have true dignity and nobility, including being able to straighten her back when she returns to her natal family in the Kingdom of Western France in the future.

But now, Thain's appearance seems to be taking her away

Deprived of his only refuge!

After all, the Lycian Alliance and several surrounding human countries follow the primogeniture system for noble titles.

Not to mention the deep friendship between Earl Grant and Lady Catherine in his early years, which spread throughout the Redbud Collar and the Lycian League.

If the identity of the son of Earl Thain is confirmed, then the title of earl will most likely be missed by her son.

This is a situation that Mrs. Dia cannot accept!

In a state of anger and excitement, Lady Tia seemed to have forgotten that the majesty of Earl Grant was inviolable.

A silver candlestick was raised from nowhere in the meeting hall and hit directly at the giant painting in front of Thain.

Of course, Thain couldn't let the other party destroy the painting. A secondary fireball shot from Thain's fingertips, directly melting the silver candlestick into silver water in mid-air.

The appearance of the secondary fireball also caused the expressions of everyone in the meeting hall to change.

These servants of the earldom were not qualified to interfere in the affairs of noble families, but if Lady Tiya was injured by Thain, they would not be able to explain to the earl.

What was slightly surprising was that the first to take action was not the injured red-armored knight, Old John and others, but the red-haired young man closest to the Countess.

This man... should be called Thain's younger brother. He looks to be only 21 or 22 years old, three or four years younger than Thain.

A dazzling purple flame of fighting spirit surged out from his personal sword.

Facing Thain's weakened version of the secondary fireball, which he had no intention of hitting Tiya, he jumped and slashed, actually cutting the secondary fireball in half.

The falling sparks splashed on the stone floor in the hall, but did not ignite anything else.

The count's second son's movements are very handsome. It can be seen that he has inherited many excellent genes from the count's family.

The only difference from Thane is that the other party did not inherit the Earl's blond hair, but followed his mother's red hair.

It's just between his brows that he looks very similar to the earl.

The Purple Flame Fighting Qi is the inherited fighting spirit of the Grant family, and only direct and immediate descendants of the surname Grant can practice it.

Currently, in the entire Earl's Mansion, there are no more than fifteen people, including the Earl himself, who are qualified to practice this fighting spirit.

Thain's younger brother seems to have pretty good qualifications.

In his early twenties, he was already an intermediate knight squire.

Although the knight's promotion

Level, generally easier than a magician.

But I think that when Thain was twenty years old, he was just an intermediate magic apprentice.

After cutting down the secondary fireball technique, this brother who knew nothing about the world pointed the thin sword in his hand at Thane.

Thain had no interest in fooling around with a "little kid."

Yes, he is a "child", even if the other person is already twenty years old and still has the strength of an intermediate knight squire.

In terms of actual combat effectiveness, although Ziyan's fighting spirit is powerful, this noble young man also named Grant may not be able to defeat the mid-level guards of the Earl's Mansion who have truly experienced the test of war in a life-and-death fight.

The opponent's performance just now was very handsome, but there were too many useless moves.

Thain felt that with an enhanced version of the fireball technique, he might be able to cut off the bloodline of this direct descendant of the Earl's Mansion except himself.

However, Thain did not do this. After returning to Grant Territory and finding that everything was different from what he expected, he no longer had any sense of belonging here.

A title of nobility? honor? territory? Benefit?

What does this have to do with myself!

As a spellcaster, Thane pursues truth and elemental mysteries.

In the continuous exploration of the unknown and the discovery of secrets, you will have stronger power and life levels, until you can unlock the mysteries of the star world.

The Grant family is not Thain's home. Perhaps the apprentice dormitory where he lives with Lina is his real "home".

Putting the huge floor-to-ceiling painting in front of him directly into the space bracelet, Thain glanced at the people in the hall, then turned and left.

The sudden disappearance of such a huge painting that took up the entire wall shocked everyone in the hall.

Especially Madam Tiya, as the daughter of a marquis, she also knew about and had contact with space equipment in the past.

Even she herself has been in constant contact and begging with her parents' family over the years, and all she got was a water-drop-shaped space equipment with a cubic space on the day of her son's coming-of-age ceremony.

How could it be like Thain's space bracelet that directly put away the entire giant painting?

Not even Earl Grant himself has space equipment of this size!