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The first Duke of House Dehart stood by Grokter from the early days of the founding war, playing a significant role in Grokter's rise to Emperor of the Seven Hills Empire. For his contributions, he was awarded the dukedom, which elevated him to the position of lord of the north.
He was not only Grokter's longtime friend and most loyal subordinate but also someone whom Grokter believed would rush to his side without hesitation at the moment of his death, even if Grokter didn't have time to summon the moonbird.
Hence, House Dehart's signet ring might have been Grokter's contingency plan, just in case.
It was so characteristic of Grokter to entrust them with a tiny piece of the moonbird's egg, which was uncertain whether it possessed the power to summon the bird. And equally strange was House Dehart's decision to keep it for six hundred years.
