"I'm starting to see why you wanted to get away from your family now." Avery sighed after receiving more details on what went on with Konrad.
Brunhilda had tracked down the individual that had drugged her son.
It turned out to be a close confidant of his who had been bribed to cause Konrad to make a fool of himself and weaken his position within the fleet.
Now that the Kaizer Fleet had come together again and was fighting in a war, all of Liesel's cousins wanted to prove themselves worthy of taking over the position of head of the fleet.
However, it seemed that some were willing to drag others down rather than build themselves up.
"Things weren't anywhere near this bad before. I heard about some pranks like my cousins slipping each other laxatives, but nothing like this. Hopefully things don't get too out of hand. I don't want this succession tearing my family apart."
Avery could tell that Liesel was upset, so he reached out his hand and gripped ahold of hers to comfort her.
