Entanglements

The world was full of bizarre partings and reunions, and Lorist didn't care at all what Second Prince might think. Even though Second Prince had become Emperor Augsello the Great of the new Krissen Empire, Lorist simply did what needed to be done. Following the established plan to develop the family step by step and with absolute security was the best response; there was no need to change anything based on Second Prince's moods.

To be honest, there were quite a few entanglements between Lorist and Second Prince. Back then, Lorist organized the northbound caravan to head for the Northland to inherit his peerage and family fief. Although Lorist traveled light and returned to the family fief a step ahead, Fatty Shi, who was in charge of the northbound caravan, was utilized by Second Prince while passing through the Kingdom of Antinak, helping Second Prince rise from a prince on the verge of exile to become the regent wielding supreme power over the kingdom.

Second Prince used the armed forces of the northbound caravan to wipe out those rebellious regional nobles of the kingdom, seized back the power to rule the kingdom from his older brother First Prince, and finally used the refugees scattered throughout the kingdom to push the northbound caravan step by step into a desperate situation, preparing to seize the opportunity to swallow up the fat meat of the northbound caravan. This was one of the reasons why Lorist's subordinates, Fatty Shi, Bordefinger, and others, never had a good impression of Second Prince.

With the northbound caravan driven to a dead end, Lorist returned from the Northland to find them and reached an agreement with Second Prince to cooperate. On behalf of the Norton Family, Lorist swore allegiance to the orthodox heritage of the former Krissen Imperial