Thaon and his wife, Weyan, had already accepted that they would be isolated forever, just waiting for their deaths. Neither even bothered to try and elongate their lives anymore, not bothering to level up and never using their remaining aether crystals.
For the longest time, they thought they'd just die quietly, forgotten. They did not hear the news that there was a new Lord.
They disliked Mafo, but they could not prove that he had anything to do with their grandson's fall, and on the surface, the brothers were indeed close. Further, there was too much to lose if he died.
They also disliked Hesso, for some reason, so they never got close to him despite the latter's effort.
However, finding out that there was a new Lord, completely unfamiliar to them, they were unsure what to feel. At the same time, since they had already given up on life, they didn't care to know more either.
That was, until the new Lord visited himself.
