Chapter 30: Krum, the Leader of the Family
Midtown Federation, Midtown, Fonta Manor. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Fonta Krum sat in his study tired, his head pinched and his eyes closed, and there were so many troubles that plagued him in the ruling council lately.
"Knock knock. ”
At that moment, there was a soft knock on the door.
"Come in. Krum whispered.
Pushing the door in, it was Fonta Jaime, Krum's second brother, and Jaime smiled and handed Krum some of the reports he had compiled on the affairs of the Fonta family for the past two days to Krum, and Krum frowned when he saw these reports.
"Hey, Krum, aren't you feeling well?" Jaime looked at Krum with a smile on his face, and Krum shrugged his shoulders in pain.
"Well, I don't think I'm fit to do this, I've been bored by the recent meetings, and I'm going to have to read the information and the reports when I get home......," Krum grumbled, and he looked at the report that Jaime had handed him over, and immediately closed it, and Krum slumped on the table, not wanting to move.
"Haha, Krum, my dear brother, you, you, are only good at leading troops in battle, and you are really not good at politics or managing the Fonta family. Jaime said with a smile, and Krum scratched his head helplessly, what James said was not unreasonable, at least Krum himself thought so.
"Oh my God, you really spared me, why did Ike ask me to do this......" Krum grumbled helplessly.
"Because Ike trusts you, Ike always says that your talent is not below him. Jaime smiled, Fonta Eduardo had always liked to brag about his seventh brother Fonta Klum in front of others, and in Eduardo's eyes, Krum was a brother he could be proud of.
"But Jaime, as you said, I'm just fit to lead troops into battle......" Krum pursed his lips, still thinking that what Jaime said made more sense, and Krum felt that he was not a good man at dealing with political games and family affairs.
"It's okay, Ike will know sooner or later that you're not fit for this, but don't worry, I'll take care of the family affairs, and everything will be fine, and in the ruling council, I can't help it. Jaime patted Krum on the shoulder, and then walked out of Klum's study with a grin, leaving Krum alone and depressed.
Krum looked at the family report handed in by James on the table, he tried to turn the page again, and then quickly closed it, Krum stood up and stretched, there was not much else to do today, Krum decided to go out for a walk, otherwise Krum would go crazy just sitting in the study.
"Neville!"
Krum shouted out the door, and then a young man who looked to be about fifteen years old walked into Krum's study, this young man was one of Krum's squires in the past two years, his name was Neville, he was a very clever man, Krum had always been very good to him.
"Master Krum, you call me?" Neville said with a smile, he was not afraid of Krum, although Krum seemed to outsiders to be a serious person, but in Neville's eyes, Krum was a gentle person like an older brother.
"You go to Moran Manor now, inform Minsk, and tell him that I am waiting for him at the old place. Krum commanded, Neville nodded immediately, and then ran out quickly, Krum smiled, Neville still knew Krum very well, and Krum was very pleased with this.
Krum packed up his things and walked out of the study, he first looked at James if he was in the hallway, and only after he was sure that James was not there did he dare to leave quickly, Krum was afraid that Jaime would find him lazy.
Passing through a hall, he found that his fifth brother Akpos was insulting a servant there, God knows where this poor servant made Akpos unhappy, this should be placed in normal times, Krum might run over to persuade him, but today he was going to sneak out, so he didn't want to worry about it, Krum knew that Akpos was in the Fonta Manor, and he still didn't dare to go too far.
"You lowly servant, you dare not admit your mistake! I will kill you!" Akpos suddenly grabbed the servant by the collar and lifted the servant up, Akpos looked hideous and very frightened, and the servant trembled in the air, and did not dare to reply.
After Krum saw Akpos's attitude, he frowned slightly, Fonta Naruth was bedridden due to illness, Fonta Eduardo went to the Southridge Fort again, this Fonta Akpos became so unscrupulous, Krum really couldn't help it, and he didn't want to see the servant have an accident, so he was about to step forward, but Krum was now also the temporary head of the Fonta family, so he guessed that Akpos should listen to his advice a little, although Krum didn't have much confidence in it.
"Uncle Akpos, please let go of the servant. ”
At this moment, a child appeared in the hall, this child was Fonta Snow, Eduardo's only son, and he walked up to Akpos, Snow's tone was very polite, but there was an unmistakable majesty in it.
"Oops...... It's Little Snow......"
Akpos gently put down the servant, he, the tyrant in the Fonta family, would face a child and lose his momentum, which really made Krum secretly surprised, but he was also proud of his little nephew so bold, Snow represents the future of the Fonta family, and seeing Snow like this, Krum is full of expectations for the future of the Fonta family.
"The family rule of the Fonta family is not to kill each other within the family, and these servants, no doubt, are also members of the Fonta family, so Uncle Akpos, you are violating the family rules by doing this, please don't do it again in the future. Snow said softly, his expression very serious, which made Akpos a little overwhelmed.
"I ...... I see......" Akpos muttered.
"It's great that Uncle Akpos is listening to my advice, and Snow is here to thank you. Snow smiled and said to Akpos, which made Akpos a little embarrassed, and Akpos scratched his head and laughed stupidly.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing, haha!" Akpos said with a smirk.
"Apologize to Uncle Akpos and go to work. Snow said softly to the servant who was still trembling on the side.
"Yes, young master, Lord Akpos, I was wrong, and I will not dare in the future. The servant said immediately.
"Forget it, you disappear from my eyes. Akpos's anger at this time was almost gone, so he waved his hand to the servant, and the servant quickly nodded to Snow as if he had picked up a life, and then ran away.
Snow's attitude towards Akpos first and then softly really made Krum secretly praise, and Krum even felt that the young Snow was more suitable than himself to be the temporary head of the Fonta family.
Krum sighed in shame, and then walked lightly down the hall to avoid attracting the attention of Akpos and Snow, and then he walked a few quick steps all the way to the entrance and walked out of the door.
Today's weather in Zhongdu is particularly comfortable, although the sun is about to set at this time, but being able to get out of the house, still makes Krum feel very comfortable, except for the way back and forth to the ruling parliament today, Krum is in the house most of the time, which makes Krum feel very uncomfortable and uncomfortable, according to the usual living habits of Krum, he must be in the training ground to practice the black knights of the Black Knights of Fonta.
Walking in the garden of the Fonta family made Krum feel very comfortable, and he could rest easy here, because he knew that Jaime would never wander around the garden, and Siris must still be in the Mage Tower, and Akpos was in the hall, which made Krum have nothing to worry about.
"Brother Krum...... Now it's time, where are you going?"
At this moment, a soft voice suddenly came from behind Krum, who smiled wryly, then turned slightly, only to see his sister, Fonta Alice, looking at Krum with her big beautiful eyes.
"Hey, Alice, I was about to ...... Go and do something important for the family!" Krum said with a serious expression.
"You're going to the tavern for a drink with Brother Minsk......" Alice said helplessly, which made Krum smile rather awkwardly.
"Oops...... You...... Don't talk nonsense...... I'm the interim head of the Fonta family, how could I possibly go drinking! impossible, really ......" Krum quickly defended.
"Brother Krum, I can understand that you are hiding it from Brother Jaime, but why do you have to hide it from me......" Alice smiled bitterly, which made Krum a little embarrassed, and Krum walked up to Alice and gently touched her beautiful hair.
"I'm sorry, Alice, I've been so tired lately...... Krum said with a smile.
"Hmm...... I can see that...... I've rarely had a chance to see you, Brother Krum, lately......" Alice sighed softly, much to the displeasure of Krum.
Alice...... Do you have something on your mind?" Krum asked with concern, he could sense that Alice's mood wasn't too high.
"I didn't ...... I was just...... I just feel like as time goes on, as I grow up, I ...... It's getting more and more lonely......" Alice said with a wry smile.
"How can you feel like that? Aren't I right next to you, and the rest of the Fonta family is here. Krum said anxiously.
"There are a lot of people in the Fonta family...... But among the many brothers and sisters, the only one who has the best relationship with me is you, Brother Krum, and ...... Lilia ...... gone" Alice said this, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, but she immediately wiped them away, and Krum looked at Alice with a heartache.
"Alice ......"
Krum gritted his teeth, he hugged Alice tightly, at this time Krum blamed himself, he knew that in the past few years, he had often neglected Alice because he was busy with other affairs, and Alice used to be what a girl who loved to laugh, and Alice in the past few years......
"You're all busy with big things, I know that, but I'm too willful, I'm sorry, Brother Krum. Alice gently pushed Krum away and smiled slightly, but Krum knew that Alice must be in pain even though she was smiling.
"What about Corey?" Krum asked softly, wondering if Coriano, who was Alice's husband, could comfort Alice.
"Cory...... Because the eldest brother still completely ignored Corey this time, Corey locked himself in the study and sulked......" Alice said bitterly.
This made Krum quite angry, and he really wanted to rush to Coriano's study, and then pull Coriano out and beat him, but Krum knew that he couldn't do it, because it would only make Alice more miserable.
Krum actually often thinks that if that accident hadn't happened back then, if he had investigated the cause of Lilia's death back then, maybe Bagio wouldn't have fled, maybe Baggio and Alice are living happily together now, when he thought of this, Krum had a heart-piercing pain, and Krum knew that Alice might be even more painful because of this.
"Alice, let's go for a drink with Seven!" said Krum suddenly, which made Alice completely stunned.
"This ...... How does this work...... I don't drink, and I don't feel comfortable leaving Corey alone in the study for too long......" Alice whispered, but Krum didn't care about it at all.
Coriano is like bullshit in Krum's eyes, and Krum doesn't care about Coriano's feelings, after all, this person who constantly advocated killing his brother Bagio in the Battle of Crow Passage, Krum has a deep contempt for him, of course, no one told Alice about this, because no one wants Alice to suffer for it.
"Whatever it takes, you can relax today!Just follow your seventh brother, just like when you were a child!" Krum took Alice's hand and walked out of Fonta Manor without looking back.
Alice followed Krum's pace, and Alice laughed softly at this time, for the first time in many years, Alice laughed from the bottom of her heart, and it was the most beautiful smile.