The Duke's Feast

Darius was just finishing arranging the presents, he didn't care as much about the organization as Kaly did, but that didn't mean he would leave it anyhow. The delivery had to be pleasant, men like the Duke receive a lot of presents, so the presentation should also be elaborate.

While arranging the gift he remembered the conversation between Kaly and his father about whose side Lucian was on, Darius thought his father would hesitate to answer. But he was quick to say that he was defending the Duke. Darius remembered the King from his baptism, so he assumed that the two were friends, in fact it was something everyone thought. But no, the King was taking action and diminishing the economic influence of some nobles and favoring others, which made him change sides. Or he had always been on the other side and it was all just a political game, the usual kind played by nobles.