Forsaking the Empire

"Valerius, he's not important. We let him get away this time due to our carelessness. If we leave like this, others think it's because we're afraid of him."

Brody, who worked for Valerius, had acted recklessly and domineeringly. The maids suffered more from his beatings than Valerius did, and he did not even pay them for it.

So he was prepared to vent his anger by trampling Kaelen to death, but un