The quest was complete, and the points, rewards, and Family Prestige score rolled in, but I had no time to pay attention to any of it. I felt as if I'd been abandoned alone in the middle of a knife-edge standoff.
With the main forces taking the stage, the cavalry made their exit, but I ended up watching the Grand Duke of Beren and the Grand Duke of Bavaria come face to face from the very center of that stage.
To put it simply, I missed my chance to slip away.
Viscount Wittenfeld struggled to his feet and paid his respects to the Grand Duke of Bavaria. I also paid my respects to the grand duke and withdrew. No, I tried to withdraw.
The look in the grand duke's eyes was a signal to stay put.
So I didn't move a single step.
The only ones on our side who had come here with the grand duke were Marquis Offenburg, my father-in-law, and a handful of guards. Likewise, the Grand Duke of Bavaria brought two nobles and a small escort.
