"Count Wesley said that the royal family's control over remote regions like the Northern Frontier was weak, and that Count Zebo, the most powerful lord in the Northern Frontier, might very well try to unify it. We should be careful!" Sir Cord narrowed his eyes. "He also said that if we could integrate the entire Northern Frontier, the royal family might grant you the title of Grand Duke!"
"Baron, you are someone under the Holy Father's protection. The Holy Father's Emissary descending from the heavens is the best proof of that. I believe you can become the one who unifies the Northern Frontier. But at the very least, we have to guard against Count Zebo for now!" Religious faith was still extremely important to the people of this era. Whether emperor, commoner, or lord, they all firmly believed in the existence of the Holy Father.
As for the Holy Father's Emissary Reiner and his charlatan tricks, he believed in them wholeheartedly as well. Thus, both Sir Cord and everyone who had witnessed that scene believed that Reiner truly was the chosen one.
"All right... I understand..." Reiner nodded slowly. He lowered his head and glanced at his palm lines. "Count Zebo..."
"In other words, could the unidentified person who was once beside Baron Lobean have been one of Count Zebo's men? Was it Count Zebo who ordered Baron Lobean to attack Morland Castle?" Reiner pondered inwardly.
"That's very likely. Otherwise, Baron Lobean would certainly have imposed martial law throughout his territory. He absolutely wouldn't have gone to Morland Castle to fight in weather blanketed by heavy snow, risking the possibility of scattered Krad People raiding the area."
"Could it be that Count Zebo is really preparing to unify the Northern Frontier?" Reiner lightly tapped the tabletop while thinking.
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