Luxanna's Baiting the Hook

Taking her foolish brother down had all but declared a complete break with Demacia City.

But Luxanna had prepared for everything, and now her heart was utterly calm, without the slightest ripple.

Compared to falling out with the royal family, it was her strained relationship with her brother that left her feeling a rare moment of dejection. That was all.

As she watched Garen being taken away, Luxanna's next stop was Silvermine City.

She had to seize the window before the news got around and talk to her parents.

If things went well, she would have two of the three northern towns in her hands.

If things went poorly, she would still have two of the three northern towns in her hands.

When Luxanna arrived in Silvermine City, both Peter and Ogesha looked delighted to see her.

After Jarvan IV consolidated the nobles' power and reorganized the Noble Council at his behest, Peter and Ogesha had entered a sort of semi-retirement.

Part of the reason was that Garen had, in practice, already taken up the banner of the next generation of the Crown Guard family. Another part was that Peter's health had gradually declined with age. The old wounds from his campaigns made his bones ache and itch whenever rain was on the way.

So, after discussing it, the couple chose to leave Demacia City and return to Silvermine City in the seventh year of the Freljord Calendar.

They could rest at home and take care of family matters for Garen.

Although Silvermine City was not far from Freljord, unless Peter and Ogesha came to visit, Luxanna could only spare a few days each year to reunite with her parents during the winter New Year holiday. Garen was also stationed in Demacia City most of the time, which made