Lucian hesitated for a brief moment before answering.
"Minister Silver arranged his marriage with House Drake's Jennifer Drake. She is the younger sister of the House lord and is more than fifteen years older than Lucian."
For the first time since morning, genuine surprise crossed Kiara's face.
Just earlier, she had been discussing House Drake's marriage tactics with Serestia, and now another proposal had already appeared elsewhere.
A faint, uncomfortable feeling rose within her chest.
She honestly felt a little bad for Arceus Silver. How could Arceus, who is only in his early 20s, marry a woman in her late 30s? That's barbaric...
Still, marriage alliances between noble houses were common political tools, and unless the victim themselves resisted strongly, outsiders usually had little room to interfere.
