Bradley, the butler, gently pushed the door open, carrying a stack of documents and a map, a trace of caution on his face.
He approached Louis's desk and bowed his head respectfully. "My lord, these are the records of every noble currently in Snowpeak Commandery."
He carefully spread the documents out before Louis.
Louis picked up the documents and glanced through them, then turned to the map, lightly tracing its surface with his fingertips.
The territories within Snowpeak Commandery were marked in meticulous detail, with different colors and symbols indicating each noble's holdings.
Louis studied it calmly, then nodded. "It seems nearly all the nobles have gathered here."
Bradley quietly agreed. "Yes, my lord. The nobles of Snowpeak Commandery now include
the new heirs to the old noble houses of the Northern Frontier and the Frontier Nobles from the south. Most have already arrived in Snowpeak Commandery."
Louis frowned slightly, his gaze passing over the names in the documents as he considered the political landscape.
If he wanted to convene a Commandery Governor's assembly, he had to understand these nobles thoroughly.
As he leafed through the documents, Louis asked, "Then tell me, which ones deserve our attention?"
Bradley paused before beginning. "First is Baron Yorn Harvey.
"Baron Yorn comes from the southern Harvey Family. Though his family's foundations are not particularly deep, his father is an important rising favorite of the emperor, with considerable power and wealth.
"It was his father's support that allowed Baron Yorn to become a Frontier Noble in the Northern Frontier and survive here.
"Yorn's territory lies in the southwest of Snowpeak Commandery, near Glacier Canyon.
"Though the soil is poor and the climate extreme, Yorn has gradually stabilized the local economy through the advanced water management techniques he brought from his family and small-scale sheep