"I understand."
Anvis nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
On careful thought, the matter was not difficult to understand.
The Duke did not want her to enter a political marriage, likely because of her unusual origins.
Fiona's origins had always been a mystery. Little Anvis in his previous life had not known about this, and the Duke had never told him either.
But considering her astonishing Bloodline Concentration, she was most likely the product of some kind of forbidden Magic experiment.
The royal family's insistence on arranging a marriage with Fiona was most likely because they had received some secret intelligence about her, intending to kill two birds with one stone.
They could both test the Olyvendi Family's loyalty and determine whether she was connected to the "star" mentioned in the earlier prophecy.
Under normal circumstances, as one of the Empire's Four Great Duke Families, the Olyvendi Family had no reason to refuse a marriage request from the royal family.
But if they truly refused, it would mean the Olyvendi Family likely knew something.
"Very good. Someone will deliver your compensation to you later."
Having received Anvis's answer, Duke Carlot nodded in satisfaction. The expression on his face relaxed, as though a weight had been lifted from his mind.
"I have no need for resource compensation for the moment, Father. Is your schedule free on the twenty-third day of Icy Moon Month?"
However, Anvis gently shook his head and raised an objection to the compensation the Duke had mentioned.
"The twenty-third of Icy Moon Month?"
The Duke considered it briefly, then shook his head slightly.
"Nothing special is planned. What do you want to do, Anvis?"
"I would like to borrow your strength to help capture a special Magical Beast. Its strength should be around the Seventh Rank."
Anvis smiled