CH261 Drake Fury, a failure as a father?
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"Jared, you've watched him for weeks. What do you think about the boy?" Earl Drake Fury asked.
He stood before the ceiling-high window of his study, gazing out at the City of Ashes and the greater Dankrot Plains—his fiefdom—stretching beyond on the horizon.
Behind him, Jared, the ever-imposing Dark Knight, stood silent. A part of him pondered how best to answer the Earl's question, while another part tried to discern the true intent behind it.
"In terms of personal strength," Jared finally began, his voice deep and measured, "the Young Master is sufficiently powerful for his rank. He could easily claim a position as one of the Empire's Stars, or perhaps even rise to the level of a Continental Dragon.
