Cliff's words played over and over in Leon's head as though taunting him.
A traitor son, huh? Leon thought wryly. So that's what I am now.
But now, with this revelation out in the open, Leon might as well accept that people were going to view him differently from now on. It was a bit rattling, but it seems like this was going to be his new reality now.
He was no longer the heir, but rather a fugitive on the run who had disgraced his own father.
Like a criminal who just got caught red-handed.
The uproar from the villagers didn't last long. They were now plunged into a state of panic.
In Elfroien, there were two high powers that the citizens could not — dared not — oppose.
One was the royal family that ruled over the Silver Kingdom, and one was the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Stormhaven.
While the King and Queen had compassion and would visit even the smaller villagers to check up on them, especially after the Calamity attacks, the Duke operated on a different manner than them.
