Herald of Steel

Chapter 1318 Frank Talks (Part-2)

Alexander was initially a bit surprised hearing Miss Linda's complementary comment.

Given the rotten way they had first met, he did not think it would be this easy to raise her 'likeless' meter.

But it seemed he had underestimated Miss Linda's love for power and authority.

And since Alexander was willing to help her obtain more of it, she had no problem transforming this foe into a friend.

Alexander also had no reason to turn down this call for friendship, so turning to face the grinning lady he gave a slight nod,

"Indeed we have. It seems we might have simply gotten on the wrong foot. Now that I think about there was never any true conflict of interest between us, haha."

It was unknown how much of that Alexander actually meant or even how much of it Miss Linda bought.

But the latter also did not have the mood to break the congenial atmosphere and thus nodded in agreement, "Indeed you are right Lord Alexander!"

However the lady was still a bit unhappy about her defeat and subsequent loss of position, so she also could not help but add a not so subtle jibe,

"Hahah, then I believe you wanting me to become the next duchess of Lynica is somehow to also in some way to account for that?"

Those mirthful eyes suddenly curved into a sharp, penetrating gaze as she said this.

'...As expected, even though she is willing to go through my plan, she still has reservations. And if she senses any danger she is going to flip on me anytime.'

Feeling himself placed under the scrutinizing sight, Alexander fully kept his composure and judged the situation calmly.

Then with a subtle curve of his lips, he smartly replied,

"You could see it like that. As I already said my lady, we have no conflict of interest. I have no problem with you and your son becoming powerful figures of the Heeat family. In fact, I welcome it.

Because then in return you can also help me with my enemies. For example, we can work together to keep the Strauss family in the south in check, prevent the Kaiser family supporting them from causing trouble, and even deal with the northern barbarians menace together should the need arise."

As Alexander said this, he noticed Miss Linda's fierce gaze soften considerably, realizing the mutually beneficial effects.

So he continued to oil the wheel, adding,

"I also do not think you will be any threat to my lands here. Because compared to what I have in Zanzan, this amount of land is really not worth fighting over. It's too far from my home and defending it is too much work for too little gain. I am not even sure who I will put in charge here."

"I only asked for it because I did not want your sister to cry wolf every time she faced the tiniest problem. I am a very capable man and I did not want her to think I was cheap."

'Hmmm, who was it? Miranda? To get revenge on all that has happened? Or is it the Margrave elders... wishing to put the girl down for their defeat? Or maybe it's Lord Castell hoping to ruin her reputation and stop her from ever entering his family.'

Several candidates swiftly came into Alexander's mind, and he then and there decided he would do something about it as soon as he could.

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So turning to the still lifting her gown up semi naked lady, Alexander promised with a sincere face,

"I'm sorry my lady... I never knew. I have been too busy with so many other things that my retainers probably did not want to distract me with such filth. But rest assured, now that I am aware... this will stop! I promised you my support and you can take this as my very first token!"

Alexander's somber look and staunch support seemed to be quite efficacious on the lady, as much of the indignation in her eyes dissolved away... but Miss Linda still did not drop her gown.

Rather, producing a slightly helpless smile, she curtly nodded,

"Thank you, my lord! But many of the rumors have already spread far. Perhaps you speaking up against it will only aggravate them."

Alexander quickly understood what she meant- if a powerful figure like him were to dip his fingers into the mess, others might see the denial as only confirmation of the rumors, as Alexander trying to cover his men's own misdeeds.

'Is this why you want to do this with me? To smooth the wound? Since you have been already declared guilty you decided you might as well prove them right?' Alexander thus thought to himself.

And realizing this, he suddenly felt much of his lust towards the woman dissipate.

Instead, he chimed in an understanding tone,

"My lady I am sure you are grieving right now... but this is the right way. You are clearly not thinking properly."

"But don't worry, with my power I can indeed make those rumors disappear. I will issue a gag order on the matter for the whole Margraves family and I will even personally talk to Lord Castell and Lord Kite to dispel any misconceptions. My men would never do such a thing!"

However, despite Alexnader's promise, the blaze in Miss Linda's eyes refused to die down.

Rather they seem to increase!

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