Negotiations with the Duke

Duke Stelmane sighed as he looked at the aftermath of the fight. His castle roof was destroyed, with pieces of glass and rubble strewn all around the courtyard. The walls had a gaping hole in the middle, allowing rudely-awakened people from the city to peek at what happened in the castle.

"This is what happens when a boy is given too much power for his own good," Duke muttered under his breath.

Unfortunately, these kinds of things happen quite often in the Queens region. Inheritors and heirs of large companies tend to be managed by the founders' children and family members unprepared for such a large responsibility.

There were only very few exemptions where successions became a good ending.

It seems the golden-haired boy in front of him was one such example.