HP: Embrace the Darkness

In the afternoon, the usually quiet Cavendish Manor became quiet and solemn. A carriage was parked at the door, and well-dressed wizards appeared one after another around it.

As soon as these wizards appeared, they greeted the people around them, communicated in low voices, and walked toward the gate of the manor under the leadership of the waiter.

Entering the manor, everyone unconsciously slowed down and secretly held their wands.

I saw a white marble fountain not far away that was sprinkling water hard. Next to it lay a black panther, with its thick tail in the water, raising and lowering it from time to time. Its thick paws were pressed under its head, and its sharp claws were hidden. The looming presence is enough to kill them with a slap.

"This is……"

Someone made a sound.

The waiter stopped and introduced them: "This is the young master's pet, a wild jaguar."

Jaguar.

Several people looked at each other, and after being stunned for a moment, a plump fat man reacted first and praised him.

"I didn't expect Mr. Cavendish to be so good at raising pets. This jaguar's fur is smooth and smooth, and it looks like he's well-kept at first glance."

"Yes, he is so well-raised that he doesn't even attack strangers."

"Hahaha, we are the ones making the fuss."

"Come on, we'll be late later."

The group walked away talking and laughing.

The black panther lazily opened his eyes, glanced at the people behind him, licked his paws, turned over, and went back to sleep.

Human beings' twists and turns have nothing to do with leopards. They leopards just want to bask in the sun.

The sun tilted a little further, making the black panther's hair even more shiny and smooth.

In the room, the wizards attending the meeting also came one after another. After sitting down, their eyes invariably focused on William at the end of the long table and Asseth at the bottom, eager and expectant.

Aces wore an unchanging smile. Even when he was being looked at by many people, the curvature of his mouth did not change, as if what he was sitting there was just a dummy.

None of the wizards who have survived to this day and are sitting here are fools. Even if they subconsciously feel something is wrong, no one shows it openly and turns to look at William.

William: "..."

He wanted to curse, but the person who got in trouble with him was his son. If he cursed, he would be kicked out by several people, and his wife was the hardest one.

As a last resort, he politely greeted the wizards attending the meeting, and waited for everyone to gather before interrupting the meaningless greetings. His eyes swept across the faces with warm smiles like lightning, and his voice was calming and intimidating.

"Everyone is here. Everyone, why do you want to convene this meeting?"

Except for Asseth, all the wizards subconsciously cursed "old fox".

There was such a big thing going on outside, and they absolutely didn't believe that William didn't know anything, but William just pretended not to know and forced them to speak out. Actively asking for help and passively asking for help are two different things. It seems that the price to pay is high.

Many wizards looked at me and I looked at you. They were constantly weighing the pros and cons and costs in their hearts. For a while, no one answered aloud.

William looked around at everyone, but no one answered him for nearly a minute.

As a last resort, he kicked Asseth.

Aces's eyes shone imperceptibly, like a well-oiled robot. He leaned back slowly, glanced at the troubled wizards, and said considerately: "Do you just want to reminisce about the past? That's true. We misunderstood, sorry."

This apology disrupted everyone's rhythm. They didn't dare to touch Qiao anymore. According to the previous arrangement, they winked at a fat man sitting in front.

The fat man chuckled and said, "What did Master Cavendish say? It's so old... It must be recounted, but the theme of the meeting is naturally not to reminisce about the past. We should apologize to you. Unexpectedly, because of our silence, you misunderstood."

What a big fat fox.

Asseth silently closed his mouth and handed the battlefield back to William, "Father, it seems that I misunderstood."

Wei. The great enemy. Lian nodded and smiled lovingly: "It doesn't matter. It's a misunderstanding. Just clear it up. Let's get back to business. Everyone, you can't let me explain your reasons for coming, right?"

"Of course not." It was still the fat wizard. He patted his round belly, stood up angrily, and looked around at everyone, "I believe everyone has received the news, otherwise they wouldn't be here. Since the purpose is the same, I'll come first. Let me say a few words for everyone.”

It would be great to have someone who stands out.

Everyone nodded.

"Just last night——"

"Wait a minute." Artes suddenly interrupted him, "Everyone should know what happened last night. Let's get straight to the point."

"Okay." The fat wizard cleared his throat unwillingly after being interrupted from casting a spell, and went straight to the point, "Master Cavendish, according to the previous agreement, Cavendish has to protect us, that man is crazy! Magic! He dares to kill everyone, let alone us."

Others seemed to agree.

People who come here are particularly concerned about their lives. When they think of time bombs exploding everywhere outside, they can neither eat nor sleep soundly.

William nodded calmly, "It should be so, but everything has a price. The previous agreement was just your temporary attachment. Before that, we also gave corresponding protection. Now logically speaking, you have little relationship with us. "

"How can you say this?" The tall wizard opposite the fat wizard couldn't stand hearing it anymore and quickly stood up, "That's it, head of the family, we never said that this was a temporary covenant. You have misunderstood."

"Is there a misunderstanding? We all know it well. Mr. Woolley, do you need me to speak more clearly?" Asseth spoke up at the right time.

The wizard named Wu Lai had a gloomy expression, and finally sat down silently, lowering his head and not knowing what he was thinking.

The other wizards were also quiet for a moment. The fat wizard hesitated and sat down slowly.

They want to live, but they don’t want to hand over everything to Cavendish. To put it simply, they want to have sex for nothing, but now they realize that the seemingly gentle Cavendish is not as good as they imagined. Gentle, it broke his face as soon as he came.

Carter's father looked left and right, and suddenly stood up. He was sitting at the back and was not conspicuous. But at this time, he was the only one standing. He immediately attracted many eyes and faced all kinds of looking eyes. , he gritted his teeth and took out the Carter family crest.

"I swear on the honor of the Carter family, the Carter family is willing to be attached to the Cavendish family."

Joel silently appeared next to him holding a tray, and he put the family crest in with determination.

His son was already a follower of Cavendish. He was a poor man, and it would not be an insult to his father's status to be able to contribute to his son.

With the first one, there will be the second, third...

Among the many wizards, several wizards who faced the same predicament as the Carter family understood each other's thoughts at the first glance. They handed over their family crests one after another and swore an oath. Soon, the wizards behind basically surrendered their loyalty. That leaves the wizard in front.

The families of those wizards are different from them, and they still have the strength to struggle. They are not willing to compromise easily, and they want to fight for some conditions no matter what.