C448 The Night Chat

Brightmoon Mountain is renowned in Whalestrand, and the Bates family's estate is a gathering place for many of the city's elite families and influential figures. Yet, Robert towers above them all, an emperor in his own right.

He has the summit of Whalestrand under his heel, commanding respect from all corners.

As the banquet wound down, and after the Zhu family patriarch and his son knelt