Logically speaking, during this era, nobility would usually send a servant to deliver a message before visiting each other, but Anning couldn't care less about that; after all, he wasn't a noble, so he went directly.
He made his way back to the Royal Palace, familiar with the path, and headed straight for the main house.
The butler of the main house was quite perceptive, and upon seeing Anning, he immediately went to notify the Duke.
A moment later, Anning saw the Duke in his study.
"Why have you come? I thought you were busy preparing to set out to suppress the bandits," the Duke greeted him with a strong embrace and then whispered in a low voice, "I feel that Lafayette is quite displeased with your growing reputation, be careful of deception."
Anning gave a wry smile, thinking to himself that he also knew there was deception: "Your Grace, I already knew there was deception. Guess how many men Lafayette has given me?"
"How many?"
