Though he held little hope in his heart, Alders still maintained the bearing of the Gladstone Family Patriarch.
Looking at all the family's mages before him, Alders called out, "Everyone, the Gladstone Family is now in a time of crisis. Are you afraid?"
"Not afraid!"
Everyone roared in unison. Even the teenagers wore resolute expressions.
There were no cowards in the Gladstone Family. As noble mages, none of them would accept bringing shame upon their family.
Even if it meant death!
Seeing them like this, Alders was deeply gratified.
So many family members had not disappointed him.
"Very good. Since that is the case, let us go welcome the enemy!"
With a sweep of his hand, Alders led everyone out.
After leaving the castle, Alders shouted toward the open ground in the distance, "Herman, stop skulking about. Come out!"
Whoosh!
As though a gust of wind had swept past, figures suddenly appeared one after another in the distant clearing alongside Alders's shout.
The man at their head was about the same age as Alders. He was the Herman Alders had called for.
Herman Gletley was the current Patriarch of the Gletley Family, and the Gladstone and Gletley Families had been hereditary enemies for generations.
Yet in truth, the founders of these two families had been brothers.
Ston Glay and Teli Glay!
The two brothers had been born into the Glay Family, but for certain reasons, they had ultimately become mortal enemies.
The elder brother, Ston Glay, founded the Gladstone Family, while the younger brother, Teli Glay, founded the Gletley Family.
Their descendants, too, became mortal enemies because of the two brothers.
Many families in the magical world could not make sense of such a situation.
But in truth, only the successive Patriarchs of the two families knew why things had