Old Duke shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know if I could come back from there unscathed."
"Nonsense," Liam shook his head quickly when he heard his grandfather's words.
But then, the room was enveloped in silence. A stifling atmosphere hung in the air. Liam knew that the Old Duke was still very strong, so he didn't expect the man to actually be prepared to leave without being able to return.
“So today's barbarians really can't be taken lightly, huh?” Liam asked quietly.
“They have grown rapidly over the last few decades. Neither of us really bothers them, and they don't bother us either. But somehow, once we try to pass the Cold Blue Ocean to the east, they always interfere, forcing us to turn back,” explained the Old Duke.
"Wait. Since when did they grow?” Liam asked.
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