Synopsis

The chapter centers on Nox, who explicitly declines the position of patriarch, citing his fear of responsibility. Meanwhile, his father and others discuss Nox's hidden talent and the underlying fear they sense in him, which is not of the position itself, but of something more fundamental. Additionally, the family rivals, specifically those from the Kremsers, begin preparations for war after the Reinhafer family obtains the Chaders region, suggesting a major conflict on the horizon.