Maple Hill County, being the largest and most powerful territory of Jade Province, naturally attracts covetous gazes from surrounding lands.
They have refrained from taking action simply because they are not strong enough to rival Earl Hardy's forces.
Moreover, after the news of Vivian's advancement as a Great Knight spread a few years ago, these territories fell into complete orderliness.
For a Great Knight could single-handedly storm into the bedrooms of these nobles and take their lives — the most direct form of intimidation.
Yet, as years passed by, Vivian remained absent, prompting the realization among them that she seemed to have long departed Maple Hill County, and whether she would return remained uncertain.
These individuals inevitably harbored other thoughts, knowledge of which Vivian gleaned through letters exchanged with her family.
Should any territory entertain notions they ought not to, Vivian would surely reveal to them the wrath of a Wizard.
