Chapter 156 Home Of Thomas

"and? Who do you think you are to come into my fief, requesting to be handed over control of my military forces".

Thomas doning on his serious and intimidating face, which sadly enough, had no effect on Caius like he wanted it to.

"who am I? That's a very good question".

Caius replied back, finding the situation he is entangled in quite amusing for him.

"i am the guy who was tricked by his boss to go out into the world to help a bunch of humans out of the goodness of my heart. You know why that is? Because it's my job to do so".

He stood up from the sofa, and started pacing himself in the room, going back and forth slowly.

"tell me Lord.....?"

"Thomas, Lord Thomas".

"tell me Lord Thomas, what would you do if, in your quest to help someone, that person responds to you with a disgruntled attitude. Lord Thomas, if you were in that person's position, what would you do? Will you help them, or will you ignore them and watch as they perish before your very eyes".

While he asks Thomas, Caius made sure his head was within a few breathe away from Thomas's face.

"come on, answer me and don't just stare at me like a mad man".

Thomas sat still, bending his head backward to make some space between he and Caius's face. He turned his head to Butler Robert who was standing behind him, for a way out of this.

"Lord Caius, I apologize for my Lord's way of addressing you, it was not his intention to hurt you with his words. He merely wants to know for what reasons you are demanding full control of Murian city's military forces, what you plan to do with them. And if possible, what is your stand in the Sanctuary Of The Holy Congregation".

Butler Robert setting his voice to be as calm, friendly, and pleasing as he could to the ears of Caius.

Caius raised his head and turned it over to where Butler Robert was standing. He stared at him for a while, before going back to the sofa and sitting on it.

"apology accepted. And so for my position in the Sanctuary Of The Holy Congregation, I am one of the four Cardinals of the Sanctuary. Cardinal Caius, the fire spirit user".

"Cardinal? Do you mean".

"yes, that same Cardinal, humanitys protector, that is what I am".

Hearing that Caius was a Cardinal, Thomas hastily got up from his seat ready to give him a sincere apology, but he was stopped by Caius widening his palm and stretching it forward.

"don't. Don't do whatever it is you were about to do now. If you understand my position, release control of your military to me, that is all I need from you".

Caius does not need a face-slap apology from Thomas, only trying to apologize to him after he found out what rank he belongs to.

As someone who had once lived the life of a commoner, the noble's way of life where they only seek to curry favor from those in a position higher than they are, greatly disturbs him, and wants to never live such life.

"give me control of your military and let me be on my way. I have no desire to punish or scold you for your abrasive act toward me".

He says a second time, snapping Thomas and Robert from their assumptions of what will befall them after being so rude to a Cardinal.

He was certain they did not habor doubts on his word about being a Cardinal. Imitating a Cardinal, is the same as securing yourself a life sentence.

Caius had Ignatius who only sat down on the table, munching on the cookies to. The fire spirit king was enough to prove that he was telling the truth about his identity.

"Apologies Cardinal Caius, I will do as you command right away".

Thomas decided on doing as Caius has said, and moving past the verbal controversy that had earlier occurred between them.

"Robert".

"yes lord Thomas".

"go and summon the head of the knights immediately".

Butler Robert with fast steps, walked toward the exit with no door, on his way to go and do as his lord has ordered.

"Cardinal Caius, if I might be so rude to ask, what brought you all the way to Murian city".

Hesitant, but still curious, Thomas asked.

"i am sure you have heard of the unexpected event that took place in Edevin city".

"Edevin city?".

It skipped Caius's mind that Thomas is the lord of a city in the Gucan Empire, and not the Bregogon kingdom. The chances of him getting news of an event that happened in the city of another kingdom, and in a city with a population of only one hundred thousand.

Gucan Empire is by far larger than the Bregogon Kingdom. The land mass of the Gucan Empire, is more than twice that of the Bregogon Kingdom. Their population also is no joke as it exceeds the Bregogon Kingdom in multiplication form.

Thomas already has issues to deal with the Lord's in Gucan Empire, Lord's that are coveting to have his fief as theirs, why would he bother himself with the lord of another kingdom.

Internal strife is not a new thing in Gucan Empire, nor is it a forbidden act. The Emperor himself, acknowledged the need for internal strife, and uses it as a way to keep the nobles in check, measuring their military sizes, and mentally exhausting the Lord's on when they might get attacked by their fellow Lord's.

The fear of getting attacked, will discourage them from ever trying to overthrow the Emperor through a coup, because the moment troops are moved out from the fief, the fief with less military guarding it, could be invaded by any neighboring lord.

Losing their fief for a coup they are not sure they will come out victorious in, is never worth it, and so the reasons for the Emperor being in favor of Lord's attacking other Lord's.

He does find a way to keep the Lord's who have shown to be greater and capable of swallowing up any Invasion from other Lord's, their land included.

The Emperor, uses that fear mentality to control them by establishing a royal order on what fief must not be touched and what fief is allowed to be.

Every lord in the Gucan Empire, seek to be in the confines of the Emperor's favor, so he can give a royal order protecting their fief from ever being attacked.

With such matters to brood on, keeping his fief safe from any sudden Invasion, and trying to put himself in the favor of the Emperor, Thomas could care less about what happens to a small city like Edevin, located in a small kingdom that poses no threat to the Gucan Empire.