"Wouldn't this get us too deeply involved?"
Hearing Isaac's question, Sheryl smiled faintly.
"Normally, yes. But this time is a little different. Father will completely strike Second Brother from the family register."
Isaac fell silent at that.
In the end, it was still this punishment...
For nobles, marrying into another family was like marrying off a daughter. Having one's birth family behind them and having no family to rely on were entirely different matters.
Take his second brother Remington, for example. If the Solomon Family stood behind him, even if it was only a branch family, he would still retain basic rights after marrying into the other family. But now, once he went over there, he would truly have to live entirely by other people's favor.
Especially since the other side was royalty!
A Grand Knight was nothing over there.
This showed that Gaia was determined to punish him.
Although Isaac's relationship with his second brother was merely average, and he had looked down on him for years, thinking him rather foolish, they were still blood brothers. Blood ran thicker than water, and he could not help feeling somewhat saddened.
"What he did this time was quite serious. Even Caesar can't protect him. After all, Solomon Viscount is still Father right now." Seeing Isaac's low spirits, Sheryl explained helplessly.
Isaac nodded. He understood that much.
And no matter how one put it, this was already lenient treatment for Remington.
So he did not dwell on it any longer.
"Oh, right. You seem fairly used to this laboratory, so I'm giving it to you. Once the situation at the fortress stabilizes a little more, I'll move the whole thing to your castle. By the time you return from the Imperial Capital, it should be about done," Sheryl said, glancing around the