As the three of them chatted, they started drinking wine again. Even though it had been known for a century that boiled water didn't spoil easily, most people still chose to drink beer or wine.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Henry sighed and instructed, "Claude, our route will take us to Feikawen. I need you to go to my home for me and give my father five thousand Dinars. Consider it repayment… I won't be going back myself. This way, we won't put Father and my older brother in an awkward position."
Upon being summoned by the King to the Royal Capital, Henry's first thought was of the home where he had lived for nearly twenty years.
After hearing Henry's words, Claude fell silent for a moment before nodding in agreement.
When the second son of an Independent Noble acquired his own fief, it was a joyous occasion for all. However, it also meant being separated from his original family and struck from their genealogical records.
