Madam and the Stable Keeper (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 61

“I shall do as you say.”

Bain, Franz’s long-time aide and a loyal retainer of House Lexion, bowed deeply.

In truth, Nicholas Portrion was not the only one who had tested whether House Lexion harbored a hidden bloodline. Given the family’s abundant power and prestige, every few years some audacious impostor, oblivious to the value of his own life, would brazenly stir up trouble.

‘But Portrion…’

He well understood why Franz Lexion harbored such lingering resentment toward Portrion, an otherwise insignificant territory.

‘After all, it was near Portrion that Lady Leah’s magic last manifested before vanishing entirely—no wonder His Grace is especially concerned.’

Franz Lexion, who could subdue any adversary even with a blade at his throat, could not simply overlook Nicholas’s schemes—precisely because Nicholas was the lord of the very land where his beloved daughter had left her final trace.

Had Nicholas dared to probe Lexion directly, his head would have been severed long ago.

Yet Nicholas had shown cunning by employing a drug-addicted actor who regularly suffered hallucinations and phantom voices.

Moreover, reacting to the viscount’s schemes would imply tacit acknowledgment that a hidden bloodline might indeed exist—thus, Franz had no choice but to let him live, despite how grating his presence was.

‘He seems to have already orchestrated moves to strike a blow against the Portrion Trading Guild.’

Having witnessed Franz’s rage more closely than anyone at the time, Bain fully understood the order to nip any reckless actions by Portrion’s entourage in the bud.

“The second matter I must report concerns the year-end social ball.”

At the mention of the “year-end social ball,” Franz showed slight disturbance.

“Proceed exactly as last year.”

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