Chapter 49
Arne sat down slowly. “A long talk? What a–”
“About your inability to keep this one,” Lisa pointed towards Friedrich, “under control.”
“What of it?” he pressed out through clenched teeth. “Your strike will have set him straight.”
“If you truly believe that, you are a fool.”
She was right, Arne knew. It would be a temporary solution at best, its effectiveness ceasing with Lisa leaving the academy again.
“You cannot borrow my authority,” she said. “Not yet, at least. As much as you dislike it, you are the heir to Hohenfels. Act like it.”
“Believe me, I have been trying my very best.”
“Then your best is not good enough,” she simply stated.
Arne felt irritation flare up. “I realize that. Which is why I’d much prefer that duchy undertaking to be done already, with authority firmly rooted in Father’s hands – and yours.”