Duke Carlisle was a man born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

All his life, he had known luxury and prestige a notch higher than that of the average citizen in Veterum, generals and all the members of the trading council and Society included. His was a background whose wealth and influence had been passed on from generation to generation, and could only be matched to a few other monarchies of this great world.

Being at the pinnacle of the ruling families of Veterum had allowed ...