When I returned to my room in the outer court, Nier rushed over to welco . She anxiously asked, Your Majesty, what exactly happened? Your Majesty, why are there Valkyries searching the outer court and questioning people here? Is there a culprit in the outer court? Also, also, a Valkyrie ca to see What exactly happened with Her Majesty? Its been a long ti since she had a Valkyrie kill themselves. What exactly happened?
Well, simply put, there was an incident in the Royal Palace. The high-ranking finance official was assassinated in the rear flower garden, which was why Mom was a little tense, but thats all. The culprit has been captured; therefore, theres no need to worry. Things will soon return to normal. Were the Valkyries rude while they were in the outer court?
Nier shook her head: No, they werent.
Uhm. I headed upstairs.
Because Mom went crazy, the Valkyries from just before went crazy, as well. However, the Valkyries appeared to maintain their rationality in Niers presence. At least, they wouldnt be rude to the people taking care of my outer court with Nier around.
The Valkyrie I sent to the outer court ca down the stairs. She was frightened upon seeing . Nevertheless, she bowed to : Thank you very much, Your Majesty I
Its fine. The matter has been resolved; the culprit has been captured, so you can head back now.
The Valkyrie was bound to be safe with Nier at the outer court. Nier wouldnt let a Valkyrie kill herself. Plus, she could take shelter from Mommy Elizabeth for the anti.
I couldnt deny that I stepped out of line with regards to how I handled the matter. I was a re Prince, and I clearly indicated that I wasnt succeeding the throne at Hilles City. Mommy Elizabeth called the shots. I couldnt do anything that would be detrintal to her throne, yet sheltered one of her Valkyries. In other words, I interfered with her reward and punishnt system. That said, I didnt care all that much anymore since I couldnt allow Mom to do sothing undesirable while I was present.
Ever since doing that with Mom, I felt that we didnt care about it so much. Mom stopped concerning herself so much with the outer court. That was the reason I dared to shelter so of the people in the palace. I was sure Mom wouldnt barge straight into the outer court even if she wanted to kill the Valkyrie. Not to ntion that the one and only successor, Daisy, was also there.
Nier followed behind . Quietly, she asked, So, what will beco of the culprit? Her Majesty will definitely kill a lot of people this ti, wont she?
I shook my head: Initially, that was the case. Luckily, I managed to calm Mom down. The official wasnt killed over a personal vendetta or for money but as a result of the conflict between the churches. It doesnt have much to do with the royal family. Its just that he died on the Royal Palace grounds. The two churches dont have an amicable relationship. If we allow this to escalate into a big fight, it will be bloody. Thats why its best to think about how to keep the damages and losses to the bare minimum and have the two churches rein in their followers.
Nier nodded. I turned around to face her and, in a soft voice, added, You should stay inside during these days, Nier. The outside is rather tumultuous at the mont. Theres always bound to be overzealous people with the churches. Daisy and you will be in danger. If they dare to kill in the Royal Palace, then theyll dare to kill you. You and Daisy should stay at the outer court and not leave unless absolutely necessary.
Understood. Nier obediently nodded.
I smiled and then rubbed Niers head. She ca closer wrapped her arm around mine: What about you, then, Your Majesty? Will you stay at the outer court to keep us company? Youre not letting leave, but what about you?
? I have to sort this out It happened in Moms Royal Palace, therefore has nothing to do with . That being said, the new churchs headquarter is located at Troy City. Troy City isnt an ordinary city. Its my city, and its the place where our three nations connect with each other. If conflict breaks out there, the alliance will crumble. I went to great lengths to form the alliance, so I cant let them destroy it.
Nier looked at with mixed emotions then softly sighed: Though you now have dragon scales and magic, youll still be in danger. You never let feel reassured That said, youre right. I really want to stay with you to protect, but but theres Daisy to consider, too
I grabbed hold of Niers hand: Ill be fine. You dont need to worry about . I might always be in danger, but I return to you every ti, dont I? Furthermore, I have confidence here in humanitys lands. Their weapons cant hurt , after all. Trust , Nier. I wont be in any danger. Both of the churches want to be the state religion with the royal familys support; thus, they will never attack . To add to that, I wont go to the centre of the fighting; Im just acting as the diator for the two parties, aiming to suggest terms and conditions that both parties can accept.
You must be careful.
With Her Majesty by my side, Ill definitely be very safe.
I nodded, and Nier reciprocated it.
So, what do you want to do next, Your Majesty? Do you want to have lunch at the outer court? If you need, I shall imdiately go and prepare. Is there anything specific that you want to eat?
Ah, no. I want to make a trip to the inner court. I need to see the pope and Mom. The issue cant be delayed. Anger will erupt if this drags on. Im sorry, Nier. Take good care of Daisy. Ill be back for dinner.
All right.
Nier was understandably disappointed. Still, she allowed to leave for work. I gave her a kiss. I wanted to see Daisy, but I would probably end up delaying things for a long ti if I did. Hence, I quickly left.
Mom was surely speaking to the pope. The pope was bound to be emotional when he found out that the culprit was caught. That wasnt a ticket for the old church to judge him for the reason that, from the royal familys perspective, he had to die. So accordingly, we had to discuss a ti to judge him together. And one more thing, which was that we had to discuss the matter with the new church. We had to confirm the bishop of the new church wasnt involved. Additionally, we had to calm down the churches so that they could discuss terms and conditions.
We had to take those steps, as we couldnt allow Hilles City to be plunged into chaos. It was Hilles City, the Phoenixs Nest, Moms city that we were talking about.
Reviews
All reviews (0)