Epic Of The Demonic Sage

"Certainly! I'm quite sure our fellow nobles will be excited to drink and toast to our victory," Countess Lita agreed with her son. "Kiana, we must inform Alessa at once in regards for the drinks."

"Of course, Countess," Kiana said with a smile. As always, Asher thought of something to be able to fully take advantage of certain events.

"Before all of that, I can't help but wonder where they'll plan to host this banquet though." Lucius said. "It doesn't state where they'll be hosting yet, just that there'll be celebrations. It's unlikely to be in Inanis City."

"It wouldn't make sense for us to be the ones to arrange everything, so no doubt they'll do it in one of the territories of our allies." Countess Lita explained.

Lucius nodded. He expected that much, but he was also interested in knowing which exact territory it would be held.

Even though it was 'just' a banquet meant for celebration and festivities, it was also vital for Lucius to know enough information in regards to the whereabouts and who was possibly attending.

Connections were his way of building more opportunities and in turn power.

'It's about time that I've finally met more of the people who supported the Inanis Family.' Lucius thought. 'It'll be a chance to judge their worth and value.'

Lucius hadn't gotten much of the opportunity to meet the allies of the Inanis Family, and instead had only met the nobles who were from Inanis city back when he recently recovered.

It was how he had met Sir Cambrian for example, an unranked noble who obtained it through means of wealth and knew that there were four other nobles within the Inanis lands.

'Well, there's also the party at Barony Harrels, but the ones who attended it were mostly youth, practically children.' Lucius said. 'And I was mostly preoccupied with Keith Drew back then to actually notice others noteworthy.'

So Lucius hadn't actually done much socialization beyond say, Asher's original friends Paul and Andrew.

'The two were friends with Bethany, so I don't actually know if they're actual allies of the Inanis Family or their families tried to stay neutral.' Lucius thought again.

While Lucius held no actual sentiment with the two young men, if they were able to prove themselves valuable, then he could use them too.

"My son, is there something on your mind?" Countess Lita asked her son when she noticed him lost in thought.

"Besides the Humble Blaze, I'm wondering what else could we promote during the banquet." Lucius replied.

"We don't need to look any further, my son." Countess Lita smiled as her eyes twinkled. "If we're promoting the Humble Blaze, then it also makes a lot of sense if we introduce Alessa to the rest of the nobles as her official debut."

"Ah, yes that makes sense." Lucius acknowledged with a nod.

"Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean that she'll become a noble right away, but it'll put her in the scene and more people will consider it. This will give it more avenues in the future." Countess Lita continued.

"If the right opportunity presents itself, we might be able to obtain the title of a baroness for Alessa." Lucius said, thinking about the situation more.

"There's also the merits of Lieutenant John during his time with the army, and even Baby Cia's own epic ranked gift which will make it even more clear to those present that they need to be elevated." Countess Lita smiled.

Lucius couldn't help but agree that all of those factors, and especially the backing of the Inanis Family would propel the two into a station they would have never imagined before.

"Kiana what do you think?" Lucius turned to Kiana who looked like she had something to say.

"Hmm… actually, it occurred to me that after the loss of Viscount Drew's territory, we might be able to take one of their baronies. That might help cement things for us." Kiana said.

"Ah yes, that's interesting." Lucius nodded at once, and couldn't help but smile at the thought. "We should look into the ones that we can use to expand the Inanis territory further."

"That's shooting two birds with one arrow." Countess Lita looked pleased as well. "We'll able to suppress future attempts by the Drew family as well. Even with Viscount Drew gone, there are still supporters that need to be taken care of, isn't that right?"

Lucius didn't forget of the hidden backers of Viscount Drew and nodded. It was best to take care of this matter at once.

"Then we should take advantage of this immediately. It would be best to get a detailed investigation so we know which places would be the best."

"I'll take care of this and get back to you later, my son." Countess Lita promised as she dabbed her lips with a napkin. "Of course, there's also the matter with Alessa, and I have to relay the news too. Ah, there's so much to do, that I'll take my leave for now."

The woman was excited to move at once without any delay. Although Lucius had a feeling that there were other things that the Countess needed to take care of and she might not be able to do everything by herself.

"Let me assist you, Countess." Kiana offered with a smile. She had glanced at Asher and noticed his concern. "We'll be able to accomplish more if we divide the tasks between us."

"I suppose that would be wonderful." Countess Lita nodded as she stood up to leave. "But won't you need to accompany Asher?"

Lucius shook his head. "I'll be able to handle things from here for now. I plan to check on the reeducation center, and Kiana can meet me later once she's done helping you, mother."

"Then we should leave at once, Kiana. Let's go." Countess Lita smiled and then bade her son goodbye. "I will see you later, Asher."

Lucius nodded and once they were gone, he stood up as well to depart. "I'll need to send a message to the owner of Blind Crow, regardless."