He hadn't planned on killing the bastard unless absolutely necessary, but one month into the search, a kill order was delivered via royal falcon, alongside a letter from his uncle confirming Rochus's suspicions that Hoffman was behind it all. He'd gotten further confirmation by way of the necromancer right before he'd followed orders and killed the man. Rochus took no pleasure in killing, but he didn't mind adding the foul necromancer's spirit to his collection. One month after that, he finally returned to home. The annulment papers came two months later, waiting on his desk when he came home from a trip to the town a few days away for supplies. The thick packet sat on top of a stack of correspondence he nearly pitched into the fire in a fit of temper. Instead, he'd made himself to go bed, and had taken a tonic to ensure he stayed there. In the morning, he carefully went through every last bit of correspondence before finally facing the annulment papers.
