"You say that you can learn, Lord Liam," Ashlynn said as she examined the determined set of the young lord's jaw and the intensity of his gaze. "And that you're not afraid of hard work. I believe you," she said calmly, as she had no reason to doubt the truth of those words.
Liam had done something that few lords in the Frontier ever managed. He attended one of the prestigious academies in Keating Duchy and proved that he could hold his own in an environment that was intended to mold young southern lords into cosmopolitan rulers who could thrive anywhere in the world, whether they were at home, in the Royal Capital or even across the sea in the old countries.
