The obstacles were getting removed, the alliances of 'peace' increased by step. All of those companies were cautious of him, but still swooned and convinced by those cunning words, that charming smile.

Your fiancé. A complex figure, he was. He was strategic, but not exactly that hardworking. Nonchalant, but not exactly lazy either. Yet, he always knew when to get serious if there were situations getting in his way. It was like he had multiple masks for his persona, you couldn't exactly say which one it was the actual him

And you? You were but a 'gift' of alliance. A gift he chose personally. Your family gave no different reaction from his persuasive ways, it didn't take long before those walls fell and let Anastacius take over.

It was really a mystery, the reason why he picked you of all people as his future spouse

And you intended to find out at all costs.