A Completely Different Direction 3

"But yes, if you already have in your hands a possession of an artifact—something that clearly does not belong to you—which I will ignore due to the fact that it has been given by one of the nobility in your city… what is it that you wish to request?" Iolathane asked.

Lukas raised a brow at the sudden change of primary speakers. He glanced towards Idris, but once again, he was content to let his daughter speak for him.

Almost similar to as to how Idris was here, but the Overlord was not?

'Actually, I don't even know who the Overlord of the Durand is. So it could actually be Idris for all I know and he's merely not saying anything… though it doesn't seem like the case.' Lukas thought.

"Well, I have heard…" Lukas slowly spoke, hesitating, but then decided to go with it. "Is it true that the Durand House used to do something completely different besides imposing justice?"