His attention was entirely on the Duchess.
If the Duchess was here, then her brother, that absurdly powerful "Tracker" who could solo the Nightlord while gravely wounded, should be here too.
With fighting strength like that, he would be doing himself a disservice if he did not recruit him.
Perhaps he might even get to see the twin steeds running side by side~
"I hear you have a brother?" Horace asked tentatively.
The Duchess froze for a moment. Where did you hear that?
"I... seem to have a brother. But I can't remember clearly. There's a lot I can't remember."
As expected, the fact that the Duchess had been adopted meant the twin steeds had still been separated. In other words, she was most likely the Duchess from Nightreign...
Horace fell silent for a while. Unlike Hajiwo before her, the Duchess's presence worried him a little.
The Duchess had been inextricably linked to the Night since birth.
...The Night was very troublesome.
Horace closed his eyes, sinking his consciousness into the depths of his soul to communicate with the Gate of Myriad Laws.
The gate absorbed energy and gave its answer a moment later:
[The Night is bound outside the Lands Between. That is a timeline that cannot occur.]
Horace breathed a sigh of relief. That was a relief.
Horace now knew where things stood. He turned to Uriel. "Send out the order to recruit warriors throughout Limgrave. Talent alone will count, regardless of background. Pay particular attention to nomadic warriors."
Horace figured that with the Tracker's skills, he would soon distinguish himself as long as he joined the army.
"Yes." Uriel noted it down.
Horace then looked at the uneasy "incorruptible viscount." "Your territory's taxes are waived for this year. Govern it well, and don't let this