what was happening in the city, but on the other hand, he held back so as not to ask uncomfortable questions.
-Don't be shy.- Darius smiled.- Ask whatever you want. Don't think about whether you should ask something. If I can't or don't know how to answer something, I'll just admit it openly. I won't be angry about any issue you raise.
-That man in the corridor...- Draco, emboldened by his master's words, began with the issue that bothered him the most. -He was furious with you.
-Yes, Count Kerling is not fond of me.- Darius smiled wryly, euphemising their tense relationship. They had been bitter enemies for a long time. - He is also the grandfather of my unfortunate cousin Laven. - He added through gritted teeth. He had never been able to accept that they were related and had hoped to cut himself off from them. However, it seemed that he was doomed to them. - Oh, don't get me wrong. My quarrel with Laven and how I treated him is not the direct cause of the Earl's anger.- A look of genuine interest appeared on the dragon's face. Draco's eyes sparkled. Dragons have a tendency to gossip and gather information. Bleist cheered up a little.- Old Kerling was known for his promiscuity in his youth. Well, not only in his youth... In total, he has twelve legitimate children, and he himself doesn't know how many bastards he has. The count is also known for being a matchmaker.- It didn't sound good when put together, but it was true. - Thanks to both of these talents, he found himself among the Atlantis upper classes. He started out as a messenger, but he quickly became known and appreciated for his talent for arranging marriages. When he had children of his own, he used all his connections and married his eldest daughter to the second son of Duke Reingraff. Then he arranged the marriage of his younger son to one of Prince Vergez's daughters. And so on with all the rest of his children.- He shook his head.- Thanks to
