Ⅲ
How great could human ambition be?
Boundless.
And so, from the moment ambition surfaced in Alvis's heart, everything had been set in motion-the young member of the Golden Lion Family neither sent anyone to Bette Territory nor tried to contact Count Bette, much less went there himself.
Alvis returned to his home in the Inner Bay and went straight to his father.
The young member of the Golden Lion Family knew full well that what came next was absolutely beyond his ability to handle alone.
He had to secure his father's support.
Anyone who knew Lord Barro Hamlet would wonder whether he was really a member of the Golden Lion Family. After all, compared with the family's other members, who were tall and powerfully built, with thick brows, large eyes, and imposing features, he was exceptionally small and scrawny.
Not only was he scrawny, but he also had a pointed mouth and pinched cheeks, and had lost all his hair early in life. Forget looking imposing-even among ordinary people, he would have been considered unpresentable.
For that reason, he deeply resented anyone commenting on his appearance, and had done quite a few foolish things to make his presence felt.
For example, to show off his martial prowess, he had mounted a warhorse and charged a mill.
On another occasion, during a downpour that sent the Inner River's water level surging, he had jumped into its raging current.
In short, everyone considered Barro Hamlet a disgrace to the Golden Lion Family, and an even greater disgrace to the Old Lion.
Apparently influenced by these remarks, the Old Lion still took good care of his younger brother, but had not seen him in a long time.
And Lord Barro?
He remained perfectly carefree.
Rather than restrain himself, he only grew more