Chapter 196: When the Dust Settled, the King of Northville

At the young emperor's angry shout, faces around the hall tightened. They had come braced for a public denunciation, yet no one had expected him to take Melson's side. Alvin Yare was no fool. He knew what had erupted along the Northville Border, and word would surely have reached the throne. Given the emperor's stance toward Melson, there could be only one reason: Northville was a place where most men would be useless. Only Melson could cow the raiders beyond the borders and steady that wild land. Melson...