>>5738651"Have you forgotten what happened in that ball only a few weeks ago? Don't you find it oddly convenient that Ganishka attacked Vritannis while The Band Of The Falcon 'strategically' only came after enough people had died in the invasion while we actually went through the effort of protecting you? How the rumors of the Falcon of Light returning only came after the death of Mozgus and the massacre in St Albion? Though I guess you would find it pretty ordinary, given how many villages and cities you've strategically left to die in the hundred year war!" Serpico's psychological pursuit presses on. Making Frederico red as he barely contains his anger for himself.
"There is no side to take here, no gain from supporting Falconia. Either hope for us to win, or wait for the demons to destroy the city once more." Roderick shouts between the panic rising around the investors. Though the visitors and their people should be at your side given how they were there to see what you had done, appealing to the ego of billionaires so self absorbed in their own isolated world of gold was hard to do as they were incapable of processing a problem money could not solve."
"THAT'S ENOUGH! YOU TWO HAVE INSULTED ME FOR LONG ENOUGH! I OUGHT TO--"
"Having a meeting without me, huh? Wouldn't be the first time, you slimy rat." Lady Vandimion barges in with Stanley's quill and papers, having already figured out what happened.
"Angela, I--"
"Don't you, 'Angela' me! Do you really underestimate my intelligence that much? Like I wouldn't notice the most important people in this estate missing for hours on end!" Lady Vandimion takes off her right glove and slaps her husband, assuming his chair and being filled in on what happened to Farnese."
"Oh dear... Sometimes I feel like I'M the ONLY ONE here who tries to keep this family afloat as a real family..." Lady Vandimion shakes her head after being up to date with what just happened, voicing her venomous words to Frederico. "I don't care if he's the reincarnation of God himself, kidnapping a free spirit like Farnese is the one thing that should instantly warrant my disapproval."
"Haven't we've made that mistake several times... She only comes back more feral." Serpico grins, the stress in his face disappearing. "I believe I must apologize, not only to Lord Vlad, but to my previous Lady. I do not know what came over me, and my impulsiveness could have easily jeopardized Ilos' integrity after we've worked so hard to establish it..."
>You have nothing to apologize for, Serpico. Or should I say, Lord Serpico?>If you didn't shout at their faces, I would have done much worse. These people are blindingly stupid.>Guess some of Guts' anger passed onto you for a bit.>How have things been at Vritannis, Lady Vandimion?>So, what can you do to help our cause?>Write-in. 