While a certain household was trying to rob their own house blind of things they thought they needed to bring, elsewhere, a certain father had finally recovered enough to stress himself out again.
Duke Leander was fairly certain he had already perished earlier from distress and shock. Contaminated beasts might one day claim him, but tonight? Tonight, it would be the sight before him that killed him.
Because now, while his precious son was cheerfully working in the kitchen preparing for a dinner with the in-laws, he himself was standing outside, staring at their newest problem.
Imperial Crown Prince Xavier Aeric Theron Solaris.
A phantom of the Empire.
The man responsible for steering and controlling several of the largest industries.
The one whispered about for quietly removing corruption the moment he vanished from public view.
The next ruler.
The husband of his precious son.
And now, the same young man was calling him "Father-in-law."
