Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 3352

Jakob carefully chose his words and said, "Patriarch Atticus, here's the situation. I came to discuss Holtrien joining forces to resist our enemies. The Cavendish royal family has always been a pillar of Holtrien. General Turman and the heads of the Eight Ancient Sects all hoped that you would put the bigger picture first."

Atticus did not answer right away. Instead, he looked toward the other senior members of the Cavendish family seated throughout the grand hall.

The room was packed, with nearly 200 people present.

Both the Hearst and Cavendish royal families had deep benches, with a younger generation that was sharp, talented, and coming up fast. Put plainly, the two generations beneath Atticus were thriving, and that kind of momentum only pointed in one direction: upward.

This was the sign of a top-tier family that was destined to flourish again.

In contrast, although the Lloyd royal family currently enjoyed soaring prestige, their younger generations had not developed as well as those of the other two families. However, the deeper reason was not that the Lloyd royal family lacked strength. It was because of the scars left by past events that had dealt them devastating blows.

During the last ancient war between the Eastern and Western continents, the Lloyd family's ancestor, Valerius, had fallen in the Outlands.

At that time, Holtrien had practically been dominated by the Lloyd family alone. However, their brutal clashes with the Blood Queen and the all-out war against the Dark Clans had cost them dearly.

An entire generation had nearly been wiped out.

Meanwhile, the Hearst and Cavendish royal families had not suffered such catastrophic losses.

A martial god from the Cavendish royal family spoke in a deep voice, "Defending our homeland is our family's duty. But since Philip has chosen to stand with Andrew and the Lloyd royal family, then our family will chart its own course. We won't go down the same road as them."

Atticus replied coldly, "That will depend on Andrew's attitude."

Jakob secretly felt pleased. He had known the Cavendish royal family would never let Andrew off easily. If he managed to persuade the Cavendish family to join the war and defend Holtrien, then once he returned to the Divine Dragon Order, it would clearly look like he had played a major role.

Then, all the benefits would naturally fall to him.

At that moment, a warrior rushed in to report, "Patriarch Atticus, Mr. Asher has returned."

Atticus lit up with surprise. "Asher is back? Good. Where is he?"