"Wouldn't this drag things in too deep?"
Hearing Isaac's question, Cheryl smiled faintly.
"Normally, it would. But this time is a little special. Father is going to completely strike Second Brother from the family rolls."
At that, Isaac fell silent.
In the end, it was still this punishment...
For nobles, marrying into another family was much like marrying off a daughter. Having one's birth family behind them and having no birth family behind them were two entirely different things.
Take his second brother, Remington, for example. If he had the Solomon Family behind him, even if it were only a branch family, he would still retain basic rights after marrying into the family. But now, once he went over there, he would truly have to live entirely by others' favor.
Especially when the other side was royalty!
A Great Knight was nothing over there.
This showed that Gaia was dead set on punishing him.
Although Isaac's relationship with his second brother was only so-so, and he had looked down on him for the past few years, thinking him foolish, they were still blood brothers. Blood was 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, Viscount Solomon is still Father right now." Seeing Isaac's low spirits, Cheryl explained helplessly.
Isaac nodded. He understood that much.
And no matter how one put it, this was already lenient punishment for Remington.
So he did not dwell on it any further.
"Oh, right. You should find this laboratory fairly convenient to use, so it's yours. Once the situation at the fortress stabilizes a little more, I'll move the entire thing over to your castle. By the time you return from the Imperial Capital, it should be