Count John, a noble with immense local power, was someone the Second Prince had spent over three years trying to win over.
However, Henry's actions directly threatened Count John's interests. He not only seized one of the Count's castles but also killed a number of his Knights, Attendants, and soldiers.
This was undoubtedly a hard slap across the Second Prince's face!
Henry didn't know the extent of the Second Prince's resolve at that moment, but he could sense that the internal power struggles within the empire were growing increasingly fierce.
Perhaps his actions had already stepped on some people's toes, but he wasn't worried.
If the Second Prince couldn't accept his own failure and weakness and decided to fight Henry to the bitter end, then Henry would show him what it meant to play dirty!
If the Second Prince thought Henry was only targeting him, he was wrong. Dead wrong. Henry's current target was the entire empire!
