Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 412.1: That Works Too? (1)

Not all nobles were qualified to wear rings bearing their house insignia. These accessories often represented power, and to entrust it to someone else meant giving away a portion of one’s power. 

Only the patriarch and the successor of a noble house were qualified to wear a ring bearing the house insignia. Normal household members were strictly barred from wearing them, especially outsiders. That was also the reason why Anna didn’t make a huge fuss but instead presented it to Roel right away. 

Even though Roel was on good terms with Holy Eminence John, and the Ascarts and the Xeclydes were in an alliance, he wasn’t so narcissistic as to think that Holy Eminence John would actually give their house ring to him. It was even more impossible for the latter to send out the wrong gift. 

Decorum was important in the circle of nobility, and the royal family, viewed to be the leaders of the nobles, were expected to maintain the highest level of standards. To avoid faux pas, any gifts from the royal family would have to undergo multiple checks before being sent out.

It was impossible for something as quintessential as the house ring to be sent out erroneously. 

Holy Eminence John was old, but he wasn’t senile. Transcendents tended to grow wiser as they advanced in age. It was likely that there was a deeper significance behind this gesture, and Roel believed it to be a subtle invitation for him to pay Holy Eminence John a visit.

In the process of returning the ring, Roel would be granted access to the royal palace without having to undergo cumbersome bureaucratic procedures, meaning that he would be able to avoid drawing attention. In other words, Holy Eminence John was telling him to sneak into the Holy Capital. 

He also found a congratulatory letter that came with the ring, and there were two particular lines that drew his attention. 

【May glory guide your way. I anticipate our imminent meeting.】

“May glory guide my way? Well, I guess there’s no greater representation of glory than this,” murmured Roel as he stared helplessly at the

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