Looking at the closed door of the study, Claire couldn't help but feel a little inexplicably nervous, although he knew that his father would not make things difficult for this man with the same special status, but it was inevitable that she would feel nervous.

"You don't have to be so nervous, according to the old man's temper, if they couldn't talk to each other, that young officer would have been kicked out of here a long time ago." Looking at Claire's nervous appearance, the personal maid couldn't help but say.

"I know that's right...... But ...... "For a young girl, it is impossible not to be nervous in such a situation.

Squeak-

"It was a pleasure to talk to you, Monsieur Durkkao, then all I have to say, of course, if you still have any doubts, you are welcome to come here and talk to me at any time, the doors of the Ortorre house are always open for you, and then my daughter will be taken care of on this trip to Bilgewater."

Just when Claire was uneasy, the door to the study opened as if waiting for this moment, and the first thing that appeared in everyone's eyes was Javier's satisfied smile, but behind him, the figure of Clarence appeared after a while, and judging by his slightly gloomy expression, the conversation just now did not seem pleasant to him.

"Father? What did you all talk about? Seeing Clarence's complicated expression, Claire instantly thought she understood something, she knew that her father was interested in the Noxian Army; One; Root; Read; The novel yb+du has always been quite disgusted, and even if there is really some kind of deal with Burnham this time, it will inevitably sneer at Burnham's people......

"Miss Claire, I also found the conversation with Mr. Ortorre, and in such a pleasant conversation, Mr. Ortore told me something very important...... So please don't say that, by the way, I have more important things to work out, please allow me to retire first. “

Looking at Clarence's serious expression, Claire froze in place for a moment, yes, judging from his expression, he was indeed not teased by his father or treated otherwise rudely, as Clarence said, this expression can only be revealed after knowing something very important.

"Okay, this young man got what he wanted, and he'll think about the rest himself, don't be there, you're going to go to Bilgewater with him, don't you pack your bags?" Looking at Clarence's slightly gloomy back, Javier only smiled slightly and said so to Claire at the same time.

"Hey...... Well, but father, what did you say to him? Why does he look so ...... Depressed? Although I don't know what my father said, from this back, Claire also noticed a little loss in him, and even the word depression is not an exaggeration.

"I just gossiped with him, but it seems that this useless nonsense is a useful reminder to him, and now I understand a little why Burnham values him...... It doesn't matter, let's do what we have to do. ”

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For Burnham...... Is it just an obedient pawn?

On the way home, Clarence looked so dazed that he didn't even notice that he had bumped into a passerby, and after talking to Javier, he suddenly felt that what he had done before was so childish and his loyalty to Burnham seemed so ridiculous.

"In my opinion, you are just a useful and obedient pawn of Burnham, he knows your loyalty, and he also knows your strength, so when encountering problems that need to be solved by capable people, Burnham will not hesitate to let you complete it, and every time you complete every task as perfectly as he hopes, Burnham trusts you because he knows that no matter what you are asked to do, you will not have any doubts, such subordinates everyone wants to have, because you are the best cannon fodder, no ...... It's not appropriate to describe you this way, because Burnham knows that you have more use, but if you miss a task, or have a task that you will not hesitate to sacrifice even a powerful subordinate, you will immediately become the best choice, in short, you are not serving Noxus at all, but becoming a servant of Burnham, and if you go against Burnham's will, you will be obliterated. ”

Is it really what Havel says? Clarence didn't want to believe that it was just Javier trying to confuse him...... Yes, it must have been just the confusion of this inscrutable nobleman, although he wanted to convince himself with such language, but ......

Clarence still remembers that scene, when he had just entered the Noxian military to become an Assassin, one day, when Clarence had just returned from training, an old Assassin with considerable seniority left the Assassin base with his luggage, as a newcomer, Clarence was inconvenient to ask, and after a military salute, he planned to return to his dormitory, but before he could take a few steps, the old Assassin suddenly stopped him, and at the same time said such a sentence to him in an unknown sense.

"Show your worth before it's used up by that person."

Clarence did not understand what he was trying to say, and only after asking the other Assassins did he learn that the old Assassin had failed in the mission and was forced to retire, although he said that he was retired, but he was actually expelled from the Assassin ranks by Burnham.

According to Clarence at the time, there was nothing surprising about the Assassin's expulsion, because the mission was not completed, so he was expelled in the first place, which was not a problem, but today, he finally understood what the senior meant by this sentence back then.

Are you just a pawn of Burnham...... Did that senior just want to tell himself about it...... In retrospect, there were not a few Assassins who were dismissed for failing their missions, and those who were dismissed were already those who had important achievements, and those who had not achieved ......

When thinking of this, Clarence couldn't help but tremble a little, he stopped, stood still in place, if he also failed in the mission this time, would the end be the same as those people, if he thought about it further, would Burnham simply use this opportunity to get rid of Claire?

Clarence hesitated.