Duke Into Retreat

After the Duke made his announcement regarding his daughter, the crowds could not stop talking about it.

One of the groups that Ryker paid attention to are the Great Families and the group of servants who had been horrid to Hylla.

The latter had turned pale, as they realize they had been horrible to the daughter of the person they served.

They began to realize the preferential treatment is because of her status just like they expected, just their reasons are wrong.

With that, and the realisation maybe the Duke knew of it, they have terrified expression on their face.

Ryker wanted to punish them for hurting Hylla but the Duke had an even better idea. Rather than punishing them outright, it is better to just let them stew from the fear, not doing anything but the bare amount that made the Duke knew of their misdeeds, breaking them slowly and cruelly.

Ryker still have much to learn from the Duke of Kilrun.