Rosie's Games

Chapter 243: Four Pillars of the Rothley Family 2

"Barnard, the Elephant has a point. How could you ask us to expose ourselves to darkness? Are you out of your mind?" Alain Bohan, the head of the Bohan Family said. "How could you even suggest that we let someone like that touch our bodies?"

"Did you inform the Duke about this matter?" Arrianne Madilu, the head of the Madilu Family asked.

In response, General Lytton sighed. He already expected this response from everyone. "As I told you, she helped Huig and Magda fight against five beasts last night and"

"Huig and Magda are working directly with His Grace! They have been trained to perfection since they were kids. It is already normal for them to fight against those beasts. How could you compare them to us?"

"There were two demonic King beasts about twenty feet tall."

"That's absurd."

"The bodies are still there, feel free to go and see," General Lytton said.

"I heard that this woman has been invited to the palace. Can you tell us about those absurd rumors that the Duke is planning to make her his Duchess?" Arriane asked.

"Duchess?" Fabian snorted. "Impossible."

"The Rothley Family has never had one."

"That is about to change," General Lytton answered. "The King himself invited her to dinner. An official banquet will be held when the Duke is back. However, we are not here to talk about His Grace's personal affairs, we are here to talk about the abilities that she could"

"I am saying no," stated Fabian Etonde.

"Me too!"

"I am not going to let a sorceress touch my body."

The three other heads of the family shook their heads before they could even hear his explanations. Again, this was not surprising. These families had been guarding the North for centuries. If they were someone that you could easily persuade, they would not have lasted this long.

"How could you say no without even hearing me out?"

"There is no point in "

"I can prove it,' General Lytton said.

"What?"

"I can prove that her abilities will not cause us any harm."

"And how are you planning to prove that?" Fabian Etonde asked.

"I will ask her to enhance my ability."

"What?"

The other members of the table frowned.

"General Lytton, if I may speak?"

"Go ahead General Duaron."

"This sorceress that you speak of where did she come from?"

Silence blanketed the table. So General Duaron continued. "Judging from your reasoning, we can see that you trust this woman even with your life at stake. This is making me curious. Where did she come from? What made you trust her? Is it possible that she has used some sort of darkness to influence your judgment?"

General Duaron's words were very clear. He suspected that Lady Rosie was actually controlling the General.

"Only His Grace can answer that question," General Lytton said. "Do you really think that His Grace would allow just any woman to stay in one of those towers? When was the last time something like that happened?"

The people around the circular table could not answer simply because this situation had never happened before. The Duke was well known for avoiding women in general. This, and the fact that the woman that he was supposed to marry would mysteriously die, led to the rumors of his impotence.

While the people inside this room do not believe such rumors, they knew the Duke, as well as the other Dukes before him, were not fond of women.

"So by your own logic, we must trust this woman because His Grace trusts her. Is that what you are saying?" Arriane asked.

"Yes. Our families had been serving the Rothley Family for centuries and we know the Rothley Family would never associate themselves with someone that could not be trusted. Or are you perhaps starting to doubt His Grace?"

There was another silence in the room. As expected, not one of the heads wanted to answer him.

"How are you going to prove that her abilities would not affect our bodies?" Fabian asked.

"Simple, I will ask her to enhance my body and I will beat you."

"You?" Fabian Etonde snorted. The Etonde's boasted a really strong body that could not be cut by any normal blade. Fighting against them could be very tricky, especially for someone who was used to close combat like General Lytton.

"Arm wrestling," General Lytton said.

"How could you"

"That is my point. I may be strong, but not as strong as an elephant like you! We all know that I would not be able to beat you in a normal arm wrestling match. With her enhancements, however, it would be a different story."

"Are you confident that you will not embarrass yourself, General?"

General Lytton laughed at Alain Bohan's question. "I guess we will see Bohan."

Not long after, everyone agreed to have this Lady Rosie enhance the general's body in front of their eyes before he arm wrestled against Fabian Etonde, the strongest man in the North.

The group immediately asked Lady Rosie to enter the room. In front of everyone, Rosalind wrapped a dark mist around her arms and touched the General's head. To everyone inside the room, Rosalind was using her darkness to enhance the General's strength but how could darkness feel so light and refreshing?

General Lytton could not help but frown.

General Lytton had no idea who Rosie really was and just trusted her simply because she was to become the Duke's wife. The Duke of the Rothley's family was never wrong and that had been ingrained in his brain since he was younger.

Without saying anything, Rosie continued to touch his head while ignoring the whispers that had descended the room since she walked in.

"It is done," Rosalind uttered.

"That quick?" Fabian grumbled. "Little lady, are you trying to mock my abilities?"

"Stop that Fabian, do not scare her."

"If this is enough to scare her then she had no business staying in the North," Fabian answered Arriane.

"That is enough," Rosalind said. "I gave him enough to defeat you."

"You"

"Hahahahaha!" Alain Bohan's laughter echoed inside the room. "I like her already! Go on Lytton! Show us what you can do! Do not embarrass the lady!"

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