CH104 Drake Fury, the Enigma
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The Fury family was filled with cunning individuals—and Earl Drake Fury might well be the craftiest of them all.
He had exploited the marriage alliance with the Holts not for support, but as a temporary shield. It kept the Empire's external threats at bay long enough for him to consolidate strength within the Fury family.
By absorbing the Wolves of War mercenary corps and their families as vassals, he ensured he had loyal and battle-hardened subordinates who owed their lives to him. With them, he had no real need for anything the Holts or Machholts might offer.
As the conqueror of the Schaumer family, Earl Drake clearly surpassed them in strength. He didn't stop there. He went deeper into the planes the Schaumers had barely scratched, securing new territories, resources, and secrets.
