"Some time ago, the Moonfall Clan sent word: if we do not hand over the Miss along with the Riverborn Clan's inheritance and become their vassals, they will launch an all-out war against our Riverborn Clan next spring."
Ryan's voice trembled slightly with anger.
"This Moonfall Clan is truly tyrannical."
"The so-called marriage alliance was merely an excuse."
"Agreeing to it would be handing over the Riverborn Clan's future on a silver platter. An alliance on the surface, but in reality equivalent to submitting. Being taken from at will, only to gradually wither away."
"And if you disagreed, they would use your breach of contract as a pretext to attack and forcibly suppress the Riverborn Clan," Ethan said.
"Exactly. Young Master Ethan sees things clearly."
"Whether this marriage contract exists or not, it cannot stop the Moonfall Clan's ambition."
