Chapter 75: Undercurrents Stirring

"Hmph. Taylor Jauncy, do you really think kidnapping me is going to threaten the Lord of Helior? No one can stop his rise!" Ezekiel Casson jutted his chin as he spoke. As Maddox Smut's right hand, his loyalty was beyond question. He didn't flinch in the face of death. Taylor gave a faint smile. "Threaten him? He isn't worth it." "You... you're full of it. The Lord of Helior won't just be installed as Lord of Highplain-he'll take Nettle in one decisive move!" He threw his head back and laughed...