Because of the incident in the War Room, their departure was delayed for another week. However, news arrived at the Duke from the garrison at the borders, asking for his immediate return. This left Duke Lysander feeling conflicted. He didn't want to leave Sera after all that had happened recently, but he also couldn't ignore his men waiting at the battlefield.
It was decided then that the Old Duke and Alec would return to Lysanthia with Sera, while Rowan would accompany Duke Lysander at the borders. The Duke was in a foul mood because of this. He decided to turn his annoyance to the Argenthal vultures that had been circling their estate. He made sure to make them disappear completely so that no one would be able to find their dead bodies.
