Then came his connection with House Vale.
When House Vale fell into disaster, Evan had secretly tried to help them. The elders had used that as another reason to suppress his authority.
Afterward, Evan had simply retreated.
He stopped competing openly with the elders and rarely involved himself in political affairs. Over time, people had become accustomed to ignoring him.
To most outsiders, he was little more than an ornamental House Lord.
Kun chuckled.
"People have forgotten Evan because he deliberately allowed himself to disappear from everyone's attention. But do you really believe that a man who once possessed such authority has become completely powerless?"
Lucien thought about it carefully.
He remembered Evan's position, the respect he still received from House Silver, and the fact that the House Lord was still the nominal head of the entire House.
Perhaps Evan had not been defeated.
Perhaps he had simply stopped showing his hand.
