Levis stood on the deck, his expression grave. The family fleet had followed Liszt's instructions and "assembled" on Coral Island for two full days before finally setting sail.
The Eagle Kingdom was invading in force. The Tulip Family had chosen to remain still and watch events unfold—wait for the Grand Duke and the Bear Eagle Kingdom to fight it out first, then make plans afterward. No matter what, with Liszt's Ghost Swordsman inheritance, even if they surrendered to the Eagle Kingdom, he would surely receive considerable favor.
Bull Hoof City was almost within reach.
Perhaps the two nations had already begun fighting, perhaps Bull Hoof City had already fallen, and the choice awaiting the Tulip Family had already begun.
"I wonder what Father and Liszt will choose—stay with Sapphire, or submit to the Eagle Kingdom?" he pondered irritably.
The vampire named Mary Dawn Break had already led the Blood Servants to Bull Hoof City to scout ahead. News would soon arrive and determine whether the fleet would continue toward Bull Hoof City. The waiting was agonizing, especially when it concerned both the family's future and Levis's own.
Before he departed, his wife, Rolia Golden Wheat Ear, had told him to obey the decisions of his father and younger brother, and not act on his own initiative.
That made him deeply unhappy.
He disliked Rolia's attitude, as though he had no mind of his own. He was clearly six years older than Liszt—did Liszt's lucky acquisition of an ancient warrior inheritance really mean he had a better grasp of the big picture? He also disliked the ambiguous stance Leewilliam and Liszt had taken regarding the family's position.
Because from the very beginning, he had not wanted the family to surrender to the Eagle Kingdom. He could not bear to give up