"I will return to headquarters and tell the President about this," Gwendolyn said. "Ellick is dead. There's no point in me staying here anymore."
"What will happen to this place, the Ellick Territory?" Mark, who had been listening from the side, suddenly asked.
Mark was a local, so he was more concerned about the changes in the Ellick Territory.
"According to the Eternal Night Council's usual practice, when a high-level Other dies, their territory is either merged or divided among other high-level Other nobles," Karen replied. "The Ellick Territory might get a new Lord, or it could be broken up and given to Other nobles of a lower rank than a Count."
Mark's face fell, his expression turning grim.
"So we killed Ellick just to get a new Lord, and nothing else changes?" Mark asked.
