The tape was accepted. "Well, I'm glad I could inject some levity into your lives." He sighed, rubbing his face.

"It's not even like I wanted the title. But Dad fucking insisted, he was all 'you're as much my child as Via is, and if my worthless father says as much as a word-' how do you look a man in the eye when he's ready to go to war with the entire aristocracy for you and tell him you're fine with what you have, honestly."