Renelle watched as Adrian walked away with her father, but her attention was pulled back to the table she sat on by her brother's voice.
"Relax, your Butler will be fine....I think," Cedric muttered before turning to Isla, currently on her lap.
"Now then," he started, "tell me about this child, she seems... interesting."
***
Adrian walked behind Grand Duke Boreas without saying anything, though he already had an idea what the Duke wanted to discuss.
"Adrian," Boreas suddenly called out as he stopped at a seemingly quiet part of the Frontier.
"Yes, Grand Duke," Adrian responded politely.
"What oath did you take before your training as a butler started?" The Grand Duke asked.
"Everything I do will be in service to the Ardent family and their prosperity shall come before my own," Adrian finished calmly.
The Grand Duke remained silent for a few seconds, and the air around them seemed to get a little colder
