Chapter 377: Chapter 377 – Seman & Nance’s Talk
Lord Commander’s Base (Seman Gallacon)
Inside the biggest tent at the center of the base was where Seman was stationed. His large tent had many battle reports and docunts neatly placed in an orderly manner around the tent.
At the far end of from the entry point was the main desk where Seman sat. There were many reports, papers and docunts regarding both the Bandit problem they were dealing with and what was happening in Whitedon.
The reports about the city was only small in quantity. The matter was completely under Margaret’s control. She gave him the necessary reports and left the unnecessary ones aside as she didn’t want his focus to waver.
So Seman was mostly under the heavy workload of the bandits and currently he was holding a letter. In front of him lay stacks of the sa letter with the Religias symbol embedded.
Seman was reading detailed reports from every captain that they sent through their letters. And reading up to a lot of them, he finally nodded upon who was the most successful of them all.
His face lit up in a smile as he read the sa letter again.
“Haha… who knew this guy would crank up like this.”
“What’s the matter?”
The tents opening cover lift up and ca in Nance, Seman’s second in command. He looked curiously at Seman’s sudden happy face and felt curious.
“Did you find sothing funny?”
“Funny?… no, not really… maybe… I think, I did.”
Seman’s puzzling answer only made Nance’s curiosity higher as he smiled and went closer, “Alright, what is it really?”
Seman shook the letter and said, “It’s the battle report from Captain Calvin. I was just reading up on it.”
“Again?” Nance said and briefly glanced the already read letter, “Is that what’s so funny?”
“Yes, to see Calvin so readily take up the challenge and conquer with the least kills was truly surprising.”
“If you say it like that,” Nance sat opposite to him, “I had the sa impact too… I already thought that guy would just go charging in like always and win… but the damage count would be higher too.”
“And that would have been so too…” Nance continued, “If not for a certain soone.”
Seman stopped smiling as he looked at Nance, “You’re talking about him, huh?”
“Who else would I be talking about? We both know if he wasn’t present there, the whole situation would have ended differently.”
“I’ll take that as a praise.” Seman put down the letter and asked, “Tell , what do you think of Henry?”
“Hmm?… well, I haven’t spent much ti with him to give a real answer.”
“Well you did journey to Viscount Haiel’s with him, so give a brief outlook from that.”
“Well,” Nance thought while looking up, “He’s definitely not what he was, that I can tell you.”
“Hm?” Seman raises a brow.
“I an, that he’s not what he showed back when I first t him, that he has changed.”
“For the better or worse?”
“Both”
Seman leaned back on his chair, “How was he back when you’ve t him?”
“He was a bit polite, calm and felt like everything he saw was completely new to him… like a new found child.”
“And now?”
“Arrogant, Strong and lots of courage that could co in handy or put him in troubles lap.” Nance said and smiled, “The way I said made his change seem like a bad thing, right?”
“Oh, definitely.” Seman smiled as well, “He’s still young and power can do that to his age group. But to he seed a bit different.”
“How so?”
“He was calm and strategic towards while also keeping curry favors to a limit. He definitely is arrogant but only shows it when soone challenges him so way or to impress others.”
“I have to say, his not bad at his impression.” Seman waved the letter again, “Definitely better than so of the other kids that had vied for Margaret’s hand.”
“Speaking of so,” Nance went serious, “What’s going on with the Dragonoir’s? Surely there not happy that their son’s to be future fiancé is about to beco soone else’s.”
“Oh, they’re damn livid!” Seman plopped down in anger, “They’ve sent a few ssages with subtle anings of threat and are even going as far as to cut off our long profitable contracts.”
Nance winced at that, “They are our biggest contracts… cutting out would hurt us more than we could handle.”
“Yeah… Margaret says she knows how far it will hurt us and handle it but I don’t think she really does.” Seman sighed, “They are also the ones who we buy sigmat rings and other items from. We can’t easily heal from such a big damage.”
“That is so… but.” Nance said and Seman looked up, annoyed.
“Don’t say it.”
“Henry can indeed help us out on it.”
“And you’ve said it.” Seman groaned.
“It’s not like I am wrong. The Tax family has a lot of ground covered and they don’t even have an exclusive partner. We could be that exclusive one.”
“So Margaret already got to you.” Seman’s eyes turned sharp at Nance, “And here I thought, you were supposed to be on my side… as my second-in-command.”
“You know I can never say ‘no’ to my nieces.”
“She cornered you and scared you into agreeing, didn’t she?”
“Absolutely” Nance didn’t wait to say it, “Out of both my nieces, she’s the one that truly got my sister’s behavior. When it cos to rational thinking and argunts, not even you can stand against her.”
“I know,” Seman sighed again, “That’s why it’s so troubleso.”
“But I don’t get it, why are you so against taking the Tax family’s help?”
“Well… you know.”
Nance’s face fell, “Don’t tell it’s about that.”
“Why wouldn’t it be?” Seman asked as if it was normal.
“Because the matter is decades old and Agrave Van Tax is already six-feet under!” Nance exclaid, “You can’t keep an old grudge like that.”
“I absolute can!” Seman argued, “That bastard used at the worst possible mont.”
“Well, it’s your fault for falling to his trick and alcohol.”
“Remind , who’s side are you on again?”
“My nieces,” Nance said and changed the subject, “But that can’t be all that’s troubling you right?”
“Of course not.” Seman looked down in deep thought, “Haven’t you wondered, how did Henry beca successful so fast?”
“Because he found a Sigmat Cave.”
“Yes, but that doesn’t show how he beca so rich that damn fast. It only took him three months to beco one of the biggest tycoons of our kingdom, surely it has Agrave’s hands all over it.”
“He’s his father’s son, of course, he would have his way in business too.” Nance said and brought out a letter, “Almost forgot, but here’s another letter from Calvin.”
Seman took it, “Is he starting his approach to the second base?”
“No, he already conquered it.”
“What!” Seman beca shocked and instead of asking he ripped open the letter and started reading it.
Nance opposite to him didn’t know what really happened except for Calvin’s second quickest victory. Sure, he was surprised, but that didn’t an he would cut through the chain of command and read the letter.
So he waited and instead of seeing the smile on Seman’s face, he only saw his expression beco worse as ti kept going. Finally, Seman put down the letter and spoke with a dark look.
“He’s going to kill our Golden Turkey!”
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