Chapter 62.2

The next one his eyes were on was his son, Glenn. He looked so much more mature than he last remembered.

He gave off a different vibe, not from his changed facial feature.

It was something that one could gain from experiences he had gone through.

There must have been a lot of hard work because he had to take over the title suddenly. He patted his son on the shoulder as he approached him and said.

“You must have had a hard time.”

“……No, it’s not anything I couldn’t handle.”

“You don’t have to pretend to be brave in front of me. Have you been in any hardships?”

“I’ve been on a long-distance expedition, but it’s all sorted out.”

“I’ve heard of it. You were forced to go to war under pressure from the royal family.”

“Yes, it was actually semi-forced. But it ended well.”

“It was a large-scale expedition, the financial burden must have been high. As far as I remember, right before the accident, our finances weren’t so good….”

In fact, that was the first thought Isaac had when he heard that there was a large expedition.

War cost a lot of money.

The state of their vault he last remembered was very tight to handle a long-distance expedition.

It would be a problem if they lost, yet winning also didn’t eliminate their financial problem.

How much loot would they even get if they won against the nomads in the border?

It wasn’t strange to say that they would be on the verge of bankruptcy once they returned.

“You don’t have to worry about that. There was a temporary financial difficulty, but it was solved well.”

But his son’s reaction was very calm. It sounded so easy like he was reciting today’s lunch menu.

“…What do you mean?”

“There was a temporary financial difficulty because of the expedition, but now it has been resolved.”

“By solved…”

Isaac’s head tilted. He still couldn’t grasp what his son had been saying.

Didn’t his son know better than anyone else that their territory’s productivity was at the bottom?

‘Did the royal family give us support? No, no, no….’

It was a little strange, but he decided to move on to the next question.

There was more than one thing to worry about.

“Then while I was sick in bed, did Count Altair instigate a war against us? He tried to declare a territory war every few years….”

“Oh, that worked out well, too. We took over Vallon Fortress.”

“What?”

The answer this time was even more surprising. His eyes grew as big as a plate.

“Va– You took over Vallon Fortress? Is that true?”

“Yes.”

Isaac couldn’t believe his ears at all, so he looked around and everyone looked calm.

It didn’t seem to be a lie that they had claimed Vallon Fortress.

That Fortress? The iron fortress that has plagued the Winterfell family for generations?

“How the.… How did you take over the fortress?”

“It’s a little long to explain. I’ll explain it to you later. For now, please focus only on recovering your health.”

“Well, if you say so….”

Anyway, it was a good thing that Glenn solved one of their biggest problems.

When he was looking around in a daze, suddenly, one more strange thing caught his attention.

It was the person holding an egg big enough to hug with both arms.

What was that? He was so tired that he wanted to lie down right away, but he couldn’t get over it without asking.

“You there.”

“Yes? Do you mean me?”

“Yes. What’s that you’re holding?”

“Oh, this is a dragon egg.”

“What?”

Dragon egg? Why the hell was a dragon egg even here in this territory?

Aside from why they brought it all the way here, the problem was how they found it.

Looking at Glenn as if hoping for an answer, his son gave an incredible answer.

“That’s… Somehow we found an empty dragon lair. I came straight here after hearing that you woke up while I was organizing the treasure today.”

“Oh, God…”

Isaac didn’t know how in the world his son found a dragon lair, but it wasn’t a bad thing.

He questioned him again bewilderedly.

“The past few years… There must have been a lot going on.”

“If I had put it into a book, I might have to write five of them.”

“Anyway… All of you must have gone through a lot.”

When Isaac looked around to encourage his son, he saw something strange again. It was the first time he saw the brown-haired woman.

“……?”

Who…? Looking at the clothes she was wearing, she wasn’t a servant. There was no such face among the daughters of his vassals as well.

“But Glenn…”

“What?”

“Who is that woman? I don’t think I’ve ever seen her face before.”

“Oh.”

Glenn, who was puzzled for a moment, replied. Again, it was one unthinkable answer.

“That… I’m married. That’s my wife.”

“What?”

How many times did he have to spit out this stupid reaction?

…How much had happened while he was unconscious?

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