Salute To The General

Chapter 2070



"May I ask if you are well acquainted with Nathan Cross?" Clifford asked.

"What is your interest in this?" Nathan inquired in kind.

"I understand that you have sought Nathan for his input on military strategy during the North Army's battle against the Xyperian army, and also presented him a gift recently. That made me curious about the nature of your relationship with him."

Nathan's answer was ambiguous. "I consider him a friend."

The term itself could mean a relationship of any indeterminate depth.

His counterpart furrowed, as that did not actually reveal anything of substance.

Nathan then countered with a question of his own. "I heard that your family and Nathan have their differences."

"Not differences, but a profound enmity," Clifford corrected.

"An eye for an eye makes the world go blind. If both parties are willing, may I suggest that I play peacemaker. Let bygones be bygones, and the two parties try to get along from here on. What would you say to that?"

was now Chief Military Governor

his relatives and was rather vindictive. In his role

in advising Clifford to let go of his vendetta was with the bigger picture in mind. He did not

also his way of covertly giving the Daviers a way

they agreed to back off Nathan, they would technically be saving their own

that that was

so set in his ways, even the office of the Chief Military

shook his head. "No

my own son and daughter died because of him. The Daviers and my ex-wife's

of that man.

gladly oblige. It is just this one thing that I cannot make an

this is strictly between the Daviers and Nathan Cross, I must ask that you do not interfere. Hold the middle

made up, Mr. Davier. I shall leave it at that,"

on the Chief Military Governor's

idea that

differences and put our national interests

be merciful, then I shall show you

the next agenda. "And may we know if you have come to a decision regarding the proposal for a marital union between our