Marquis Branford narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Ghislain as if to gauge the truth behind his words.

Ghislain, undeterred, held his head high and met the marquis’s gaze confidently.

‘Why waste resources on an incompetent fool? Hand over everything you’ve prepared for me instead.’

Ghislain knew that Duke Delphine’s faction had been spreading its influence, which had pushed the royalist faction to hastily increase their hold on the northern regions, particularly the Brivant estate.

‘The only problem is, Brivant is already under Delphine’s control.’

In his previous life, the royal family and their faction had poured significant resources into Brivant, even …