EDWARD ROVICH
DARC, THE PALACE BALCONY
Edward was standing looking at the skies from his balcony and he sighed before saying
'The stormy sky' He had just finished the court eting. He had noticed that the clouds piling up slowly since the morning
In the ti since then it has piled up, looking dense and thick
The sky turns gray and thunderheads that looms above. Edward narrowed his eyes as he could feel the change in the wind and the feeling of coldness.
Then a thunderous roar could be heard.
With a booming thunder, the rain falls heavily and then another lightning shoot itself from the clouds, producing a white hot and blindingly bright, dispersing shadows for a split second.
Edward look at it as he moves himself away from the balcony, removing himself from the rain drops that is beginning to fill up in the balcony.
He then walks to his room, passing the darkly dim light stone hallways. He has returned to his Palace in Darc a week ago after the agreent is signed.
Edward had rembered what he had done during his drunken state.
Arial had quickly departed that night after he forced Harald to swear fealty to him. It must have been uncomfortable for Arial.
But thinking about it again, maybe it's not such a bad thing. Of course anyone would regard such promise as void but maybe not to the eye of the common folk.
Anyway, it has been done.
And maybe it is fitting. After all, the Vermont family has done much for him, more than the other lords of his Kingdom ever did for him.
One year at the castle of the dragons taught him much. Edward had to rely on his own wits as so of the nobles plotted against him and he even emulate the style of Arial, a dear friend to him now
Edward had learned at least so tricks of survival and diplomacy from his years as a relatively insignificant figure at a foreign court.
The exchange of status from refugee to king is rather sudden, but at least he already had so experience of the ga.
Edward sighs as he passes another hallway. Thunder bood on the outside and the rains beco harder.
He stops for a while as he sees one of the candles in the hallways is snuffed out because of the turbulent wind.
There is darkness in front of him and the next candle seems like so far away. But the glimr of its lights could be seen.
Edward walk on nonetheless even though the occasional thundering and lightning flashing sotis startles him
He then thinks of other matters to keep his fears of the darkness to recede a bit.
He in the matter of his coronation also received the blessing of the Church, and both the Prince Articon of Vern and Cori were present at my coronation thanks to Arial great relations with both churches.
The anointing by both Bishop from both Church also strengthened his claim to the throne.
Considering Arial is patron of many churches his relation with the church has always been good. That is how Arial plays with power.
Edward had always admired about that with Arial
From what he knows of Arial, the young lord of Arrandy is not deeply religious. But that isn't ant to say he is soone that doesn't believe in a higher supre power.
He believes in God but he is not sure whether the Church god is the real god. His decision to back the church is more about political ans than a religious one.
Lord Arial takes advantage the influence that the Church have on the masses instead of making the Church his enemies.
The recognition of Vangua throne passed to Edward is also underlined by the presence at the ceremony of representatives from the king of Dostov, and king of Cori and King of Zettel but
Unfortunately, Renasia had to decline because of their ongoing campaign on Cora after annexing Tuca and Aetherland sending Arial as its representative.
The thunder booms again. Edward had reached the candles and he breathes a little bit easily.
He continues walking. His mind wander toward that day.
In the day of his coronation, he also brought so Caelum born nobles from Arrandy with him to assist him.
This idea ca to him after seeing Arial govern his region. Edward must admit that he was impressed and he too wanted to build the sa kind of region in his country.
There is also so Priest and Bishops that Arial had hoped would be promoted to a good position in the vacant churches of Vangua and he send them to him.
The Central Church is of course overjoyed and this is how Arial maintained control of the Church approval.
Living among Anglais-Raxons people, Edward was utterly happy when reunited with his Caelum brethren in Arrandy as they teach him their customs and traditions.
They accept him and protected him. Arial, especially.
He had also brought Massey cousin, Robert to serve his military, and he also brought Silas cousin on his wife side Aleph.
Lord Aleph were granted so lands around Edward region to help fortify his position if the Orleans ever decided to mount another attack on him.
Arial advice on him does not fall to deaf ears. So of the people Arial send to him either received lands from him or received appointnts in the Church.
Of course, Edwards knows this would certainly create conflicts with the Orleans and the other nobles of his side but if he does not do this Edward knows that he would be overwhelm with the Anglais-Raxons lords that will surely pressure him to do their bidding.
As per Arial suggestion, Edward had married Lady Alie Orleans, the younger daughter of the deceased Lord Jean.
This matter had bene talked about by him and Lord Arial during his ti in Arrandy,
It was at that ti that Arial had advises him to seek a common ground to satisfy Orleans and their ambition while biding ti to strengthen his own base of power
At least with this asure, a stopgap asure admittedly, the Orleans will wait for an heir coming from Lady Alie and him while he can plan for his steps.
Edward of course knows that the marriage is not entirely a pleasant experience for both of them and he was aware that he was older than her by seven years of age.
She is crowned as queen the mont he married her. Edward sighs as he co closer to his chambers.
Thunder booms again and the wind blows wildly outside the castle as leaves were spinning around in the air and so trees broke because of the wild wind
Edward sighed
No one is in a position to make him marry if he did not want to.
Not with the Vermont's, the dragon banner house backing him as Arrandy grown more powerful and wealthier with the trade route that is open between Zettel
There is also the news that cos to him from a trusted source that several noble houses in Vern is rebelling.
Sothing is happening there and if his intuition is right Lord Arial have sothing to do with it.
The Orleans might have think that they have managed to gain a modicum of trust by marrying their family with him, but only he knows that he would find it very hard to trust that family ever again
The marriage was his decision and his plan
The marriage is clearly intended to seal an alliance between him and Lord Harald, the lord of Arleans.
But surprisingly he found himself content with Lady Alie.
Though, he never consummated his marriage with her. There is a reason for this matter.
Why should he consummated the wedding and gives what his enemies want him to do?
Edward know what Harald and his wife is planning on marrying him with Lady Alie.
He might want their alliance but even he is not that stupid. They want the throne to pass to his offspring and the with their forces having a justification to take the throne by proxy.
He would not consummate marriage with the daughter of the man who killed his father. And Lady Alie is content to sit at his feet, to beco a loyal companion.
Rather than a wife, Edward treated her like she is his own daughter.
And Lady Alie herself does not loathe him. They usually spend so ti playing cha'tur and reciting poetry.
But he had never touched her and she didn't hate their weird relationship either.
Edward walk on and then he reaches his room.
The guards salute him as the guards opens his door and he enters and sat down on his bed
He sighed as he sat down on his bed. He closes his eyes as he rembers about what had transpired today.
Today another conflict between him and the Orleans arose.
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