Chapter 211: The Upright and Kind Viscount Arend
Aaron’s reaction was not particularly obvious, but quite a few people still noticed where his gaze lingered, including Adele, who stood beside Leon, and the old Marquis Veronia, who stood shoulder to shoulder with Aaron.
Marquis Veronia also gave Leon, the Viscount Arend, a brief once-over. When the guests had arrived, he had actually observed them entering through a small window, and the servants receiving them had reported to him one by one about the unfamiliar faces he had never seen before, including this Viscount Arend, who had only recently inherited his title.
He had a slight impression of him. Originally, Viscount Arend had not been on the invitation list. It was only because news had arrived from the Church archives while the invitations were being sent out, informing him that an Intermediate Inquisitor had suddenly inherited a noble title, that he had ordered someone to send out an additional invitation. However, Leon had ultimately not attracted much of his attention.
But he quickly withdrew his attention and continued announcing to everyone: “Regarding my daughter’s child, there may be many people present who know him. Aaron, a knight of the Church of the God of War, successfully advanced to Knight Commander this September.
Perhaps everyone present has already heard many rumors and guessed the identity of his……noble father. That’s right, he is the child of His Majesty Roland III and my daughter Claudia. After thorough discussions between us and His Majesty, His Majesty, through a written letter delivered by messenger, formally made a commitment to me on behalf of the Wolfgang Family to grant this child the status he deserves and accept him as a member of the Imperial Family!”
As the Marquis spoke, he took a rolled parchment letter from a sandalwood box handed over by the butler beside him and unfurled it for everyone to see. At the bottom right was indeed the Wolfgang Family’s red wax seal bearing a wolf’s head.
“Now, allow me to formally introduce my grandson to all of you, the son of His Majesty Roland III and my daughter Claudia, Knight Commander of the Church of the God of War, Aaron Wolfgang.”
With the Marquis’s formal confirmation, the people in the ballroom truly erupted, and the sound of discussion immediately became incessant.
Leon looked at the document in the Marquis’s hand and silently organized his thoughts.