"Not necessarily." The man nervously shook his head.
"Actually, I have already sent my people to figure out House Silversword's stance, but if we can't bring them to our side, I already have another household in mind. You can leave the North to me, my lord. I won't fail you as Charles did." He confidently answered.
Earl Dave smirked. "You surprised me, Lord Kenneth. It seems like you were more prepared than anyone else in this room."
The earl was satisfied with his performance.
"In that case, I will leave the North in your hands."
***
The days went by in the blink of an eye.
The 30th of January came, but there was still no news about the people from the central cities.
That's odd.
Alaric couldn't understand what was happening. He had already sent Fredrinn and a team of warriors to protect the soap shop. However, he hadn't received any word from them for over a week.