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282. Impulse Soft (2)

Brindisi, the capital of Ortona.

The beautiful city, once a center of high-quality literature, was now covered with dirty tents of refugees and wandering beggars and no longer looked like its former self.

In the center of the city is the half-ruined Magenda Palace. In the past, this was also a place that boasted a size and beauty comparable to that of the Delcross Imperial Palace, but after the fall of the Sardinian dynasty that had lasted for about half a century, it was now becoming an empty ruin without an owner.

The conference room of that desolate palace.

Four nobles are now gathered around a huge table.

They were the lords of Castile, Milo, Benso, and Cavour, respectively, and they were all powerful people who could be considered Ortona's real power.

They often held strategic meetings against the Republicans here during the civil war, and occasionally held irregular meetings here even after the fall of the country.

"First of all, congratulations on your son's wedding, Count of Castile."

There really wasn't much to say about the people who met each other after a long time.

The Count of Castile brought in a daughter-in-law from a wealthy Anatolian family. Although she was pale, it was said that she brought a huge dowry that was more than just the flesh on her body. Well, stories like that.

"Everyone is talking so harshly even though they haven't even seen the new baby. "At least you're fairer than your daughters, Baron Cavour."

When the person involved, the Count of Castile, responded politely, Count Milo quietly helped him from the side.

"Baron Benso. "I don't know about anyone else, but you're not in a position to criticize anyone's beauty right now, are you?"

It was a remark that pointed out that his eldest son was even more famous under the nickname 'Gombo Alberto'.

Then Baron Benso responded with an unpleasant expression.

"No matter what, Alberto's situation is better than your sons. No family on the continent will ask your sons to marry, Count Milo. Don't you know that Giacomo Milo is wanted in Delcross? "Where on earth did you hide your criminal son?"

This time it was Count Milo's turn to get angry at him.

"What? How do I know his whereabouts? He is the one who arbitrarily borrowed the name of his family to create an upper level, and even desecrated it! "He is no longer my child!"

Baron Cavour, who could not see the overheating atmosphere, spoke as if to calm them down.

"now. Let's all stop talking nonsense and be honest. "I wouldn't have an in-law relationship with a northerner anyway, so aren't we all suffering from the problem of our children's marriage?"

As he said, the northern lords had been on high alert for several years to prevent any families from marrying each other.

These are the lords who withstood Ortona during the period of turmoil and still have comparable strength. Now is the time for everyone to be wary of combining forces through marriage.

"So let's all stop talking nonsense and now let's talk about the future. Doesn't everyone know? "We can't leave the North in chaos forever."

To Cavour's words, the Count of Castile added in a polite voice.

"yes. We need a king to rebuild the North. A central point that will bring all forces together without breaking the current balance."

"But who are you nominating?"