Leon settled Charles and told him to rest for a while, and just as he was about to go out, Baron Liveward found Leon.

He had heard about Auden's death and had come to find out what was going on.

Hereward was sixty years old, about the same age as the Earl of Auden, but looked a little younger, presumably because of the full beard that hid the wrinkles.

He had a deep relationship with Count Auden, even more so than Ralph. The first to support Count Auden as the Grand Master of the Horn Call Ranger Regiment was Herry Ward.

He also helped build the village of Fracher with the help of Auden.

Twenty years ago, after Auden made his mark at Fort Brave, he helped Hereward fight in the west. Hereward thus gained possession of the Lost Swamp.

These are two hardcore old friends.

Probably because of this, their fiefdoms were deliberately divided between the two ends of the kingdom.

After entering Leon's room, Hereward closed the door directly.

"Your Excellency Leon, Charles told me about Auden's death...... I also saw you and Charles talk alone for a long time. I suppose Auden should have told you about Charles? ”

The older ones were indeed more composed, and Hereward did not show sadness, but his voice was kept low, perhaps not wanting anyone to hear.

Leon didn't understand Herry Ward's intentions, and pretended to be a lake: "Lord Hereward, please be seated...... What do you mean by Charles? ”

"Auden told me he had an illegitimate child, Lord Leon."

Hereward shook his head, and instead of sitting, he walked over to Leon.

"Actually, he originally wanted me to help get a knight's domain for Charles, but my territory was too far away from White Hart Castle, so I asked him to find a closer lord so that he could meet Charles often......"

Leon breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that Herry Ward gave Oden the idea, and based on this incident, it can be judged that Herry Ward must be Earl Oden's most trusted comrade-in-arms.

"The other day at Fort Sava he told me that you should be able to help, and asked me to help you and Charles a little more...... So as soon as I heard that there was a war on your side, I hurried over, but I didn't expect to encounter this bad news as soon as I came......"

Although Herry Ward's expression was well controlled, his voice was inevitably choked when he said this.

Leon poured a glass of wine for Hereward: "Count Auden did ask me to get Charles a knighthood. ”

Heriward drank the wine from his glass, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "I saw Charles in your heraldic burqa in the afternoon, and I knew that you were a trustworthy man, so I came to you. Since you gave Charles the status of knight, you must have asked him to go to Fort Shield to get back the surname Fletcher, right? ”

Leon nodded, this old man was more intelligent than he had imagined.

"Baron Hereward, is there anything wrong with me asking Charles to renounce all inheritance rights in exchange for a family name?"

Leon began to ask for advice sincerely, and the old baron seemed to be very thoughtful.

"It's for the best! The Countess would certainly have agreed, too. But you have to be fast, and you have to do it before Lehman and his family know about it......"

Hereward looked at Leon very seriously: "Lehman is in White Deer Castle, right?" You'd better keep the news out of Oriman and don't let Rayman know about Auden's death. ”

Li Ang was stunned.

Afterwards, he poured a glass of wine and drank it all.

"Baron Hereward, you mean Sir Lehman is unreliable?"

Hereward shook his head and walked over to pour himself a glass of wine: "It's not a question of whether it's reliable or not......"

"Joanna lives in the Lehman family's territory, Yin Bien, very close to my Lost Swamp Castle, I know her, and I know Lehman's family ......" "Joanna is the first heir of Auden, she is just an ordinary and gentle girl, and she and Lehman have no children yet...... Lord Leon, you can't use this kind of thing to gamble on Lehman's character. ”

Hiss......

Lord Lord gasped.

He understood what Hereward meant—Lehman's family would not want to see Auden have a son, even if it was an illegitimate child.

If Auden is dead, both Joanna and the Countess will be in danger.

Joanna herself is an "ordinary and gentle" lady who lives in Lehman's territory, which means that she is not capable of self-preservation.

If Joanna died, then Lehman himself would inherit everything from Count Auden.

Maybe Lehman won't do that...... But as Hereward said, you can't gamble on character with this kind of thing.

Faced with the fiefdom of an entire county and the strongest military in the entire eastern region, who can guarantee that Lehman will not be moved?

Even if Lehman is not moved, what if Lehman's family kills Joanna behind Lehman's back?

But if Charles gets Auden's surname, if her sister Joanna dies, and Joanna has no children, then as a blood relative, Charles will be Joanna's first in line to the throne.

In this way, Lehman's family will not have any crooked thoughts.

This is Pande, blood inheritance is greater than marriage, and the order of inheritance here is like this:

Children > parents> siblings> husbands or wives > other cousins who have officially passed > national......

To put it simply, blood relatives come first, and in-laws come last.

Therefore, the existence of Charles's own brother can be said to be a short-term security for Joanna, at least until the birth of her child.

Charles renounced the inheritance, which was only a waiver of his father Oden's inheritance. But when the inheritance goes to her sister Joanna, it's a different story.

"Rebirth: The Great Age of Waves"

"I see...... I'll take Charles off when he's resting a bit. Will you come with us to Fort Shield? ”

Leon looked at Hereward and sighed at the old man's thoughtful thinking.

"I have to go to the Lion City, my nephew Andrew is accused of being a murderer......"

Hereward shook his head and pouted, "Eldred is a madman!" Andrew is also the nephew of King Ulrique, and he dares to climb so casually, just to make the king avoid suspicion, he wants to reduce the king's direct troops! ”

It seems that there are still people with clear minds, but it's a pity that there may not be many nobles like Hereward in the Lion Kingdom......

Leon hurriedly pulled Hriward and told the sober old man his judgment.

"Your nephew's business is easy to do, you can do it like this...... Lord Hereward, now that the Governor of the Bacchus Empire is in my hands, I think it will help! ”

Leon plans to use everything he can use.

"Do you use false accusations to deal with false accusations...... Good strategy! No wonder Auden said you're a cunning guy...... I'll leave that to me. ”

Hereward's brow furrowed, and he twisted his beard and nodded.

"Count Auden probably called me a 'shameless fellow', right?"

Lord Lord shook his head and sighed deeply, "Shamelessness and cunning are a virtue for lords, Lord Herryward. ”