"Lieder?"
Leech froze.
'My son has the same name as my father?'
The naming taboo was a part of the Chinese culture ingrained in Leech's memory. Not only was it forbidden for a son to share his father's name, but even sharing a single character was out of the question.
But here, giving a child an elder's name was an honor.
Lady Jie Lin's mention of Lirde Wadu was just an excuse. Old families like his, with centuries of history, would only grow stronger as long as they didn't pick the wrong side and managed to survive one war after another.
In contrast, the tale of Lierde Clarence, the Baron Porcupine who rose from a blacksmith's son to become the Baron of a territory, was the truly brilliant one.
Therefore, who the child's name, "Lieder," truly came from was an unspoken secret between the two of them.
"Get some rest. I'll have someone help Yi Lin clean up the aftermath."
