The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 90

Chapter 90

"Let's go take a look," Carl said, and without waiting for a response, he headed straight for Cassian.

Isla, seeing her father's eagerness, felt a surge of pride. 'How dare a nobody like that even think about competing with me for Cassian?'

Carl approached Cassian and, without any airs of seniority, greeted him with a smile, "Cassian, what a coincidence!"

Cassian looked at Carl with a cool indifference, acknowledging him with a formal, "Mr. Thornton."

Raven, hearing Cassian's form of address, was surprised.

Although she hadn't met Carl in person, she had gathered information on the heads of Regalhold's five major families.

She recognized him instantly as Carl Thornton, head of the Thornton family.

It seemed Cassian might be from the Lysander family, another one of the five.

'That explains why Hugmuinn couldn't find any information on him.' Raven thought.

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made sense. Their information was classified within the national security system,

authorization.

raced, Carl turned to her with a smile,

"I'm Raven Valor."

puzzled, as if trying to recall any prominent Valor families

in all of Regalhold. They

Carl nodded in understanding.

thought, he turned to Cassian, "Cassian, it wouldn't do to attend the banquet without a companion. It might raise

suggesting she could be his date. He believed Cassian was smart enough to realize that his daughter

raised an eyebrow at Cassian,

banquet to

a promotion celebration

him to start the event without even informing the

to keeping her word to

what kind of event that is? Not even the

his head. 'Women from such minor

to utter such nonsense about