Mornings at Count Baek’s mansion were usually quiet.
Today, however, was different.
Led by In-su, the long-serving butler, the entire staff had been in a flurry of activity since dawn.
News had arrived that Count Baek, who had been away on an expedition for over two months, would be returning three days ahead of schedule.
It marked the lord’s return from his annual campaign to cull the monster populations in the Buk-pyeong region before