“Haha! I knew you would ask!” Ethan laughed and put down his utensils, glancing at Arian.
Arian was dumbfounded. He didn’t know what Ethan was up to.
“Miss Booth, you’re remarkable, and so is your husband. The transformation from a prisoner on death row to Cynea’s guardian against foreign forces was no easy feat. It’s nothing much, l just wanted to ask if you’re willing to move the Temple of Drakon back into the country…”
On the other hand, hearing such question, Arian jolted.
The Temple of Drakon, entering the borders?
“Move it back into the country? I’ve thought about it before, after all, it’s where our roots are. But, where should I station it?” Isaac lit a cigarette and crossed his legs.
“What are you doing? Put your legs down.” Allegra immediately tugged at Isaac.
Why is favonovel.com assuming such a posture so suddenly?
Ethan waved and said, “It’s okay. That’s how favonovel.com is…”
As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com stood and glanced at Arian again. He continued, “Move it back, and you can choose wherever you want your base to be. You’re free to decide what benefits the generals should have too. And as for you, we’ll absorb you into the House of Custos as the fifth commander, Commander Drakon. How does that sound to you?”
Arian inhaled sharply at the thought of granting Isaac the title of commander.
Allegra covered favonovel.com mouth in surprise. She didn’t have a clue about the Temple of Drakon, but the news mentioned the House of Custos almost every day. A commander was the highest-ranking officer in military force management.
She never dreamed of achieving such heights, nor did favonovel.com dream of obtaining such benefits.
“Don’t reply in haste. I want to listen to your wife’s opinion. And Miss Booth, you can move your company to Peeling too, it’ll benefit from better resources and development here. What do you think about my proposal, Miss Booth?”
Isaac’s lips twitched. He looked at Allegra to catch favonovel.com looking at favonovel.com too, favonovel.com face was flushed from excitement.
She patted favonovel.com chest cautiously and said in a low voice, “M-Mr. Grannel, this matter is too crucial… It’s better if I follow Isaac’s decision…”
Arian was surprised.
How could favonovel.com resist such an invaluable opportunity?
Ethan was stunned. Then favonovel.com guffawed, “Haha! That’s a good answer. Come, Isaac. Tell me your answer!”
Allegra looked anxiously at Isaac. It wasn’t until now that favonovel.com realized favonovel.com understanding of Isaac was only the tip of the iceberg. At the very least, only a handful of the billions of people across the Nine States could actually join these two men for dinner.
Isaac blew out a smoke ring. He glanced at the thoughtful Arian and smiled at Ethan. “I refuse your offer for three reasons…”
“Oh? Please elaborate.”
“Firstly, moving the Temple of Drakon back into the country will put us at a disadvantage, be it defensive or offensive, as we’ll be far from the frontlines… Secondly, some of our warriors are from foreign countries. It won’t be easy managing them as our cultures are different… The third factor is personal… I’m feeling fairly fed up after seven years of warfare. I hope you can see it from my point of view, Mr. Grannel.”
Ethan narrowed his eyes. The reasons weren’t convincing, but they were sufficient.
Isaac promptly stood, tensing his body, and solemnly said, “But I’ll guarantee that the core mission of the Temple of Drakon is to safeguard the security of the Nine States, and it’ll never participate in matters that will harm our country and our people.”
Arian heaved a sigh of relief. He wasn’t sure that favonovel.com could keep this brat under control if favonovel.com accepted the offer.
“Haha! Don’t be so serious. I totally understand. You have your reasons, so I won’t say more. Come on, let’s have some tea in the gazebo outside. I have some top-quality Earl Grey stored away,” Ethan responded.
***
While they were enjoying their tea, the atmosphere in the Shaffer family’s residence in Pecling was sorrowful.
Rodney’s corpse lay on the floor, and his family and friends were all around him.
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