While Gloria was struggling to update herself on the Church in Dry City, Minos, Ruth, and Abby were together with Sarah and Kendrick, going about so local governnt business.
Minos and his wives believed that daily their children had to participate at so point in their jobs to learn the modus operandi of the Stuart family. So so of them occasionally had Sarah or Kendrick around to watch the local decisions that could influence the empire's future.
Sarah was already an adult, so she participated more actively in these monts, asking questions and sotis giving her opinion. But Kendrick just watched and listened, always silent when his father or mothers spoke.
In particular, he looked at his father with pride every ti he stayed with him to learn how a ruler handled things.
Usually, Abby was always with him at these tis since even though she had stopped breastfeeding a few months ago, she was the only one who fed this kid.
Anyway, this was supposed to be just another day for this family, but before they even entered the imperial throne hall, n from the Black Plain Army stopped and alerted them to the arrival of two groups.
One of them had not identified themselves, only saying they were in Dry City to visit the place. At the sa ti, the other ca from Sista, intending to talk to Minos about so important matters.
Since both groups had people of a higher level than what was accepted in Dry City, Minos' n soon warned him about both groups of newcors.
Kendrick and Sarah heard this and beca interested in getting to know these people from Sista.
This was particularly true for Sarah, who felt she could soon visit that state!
"Very well, let them co here." Minos allowed these people in, who were following the local rules, unlike so individuals who had entered Dry City without permission recently.
"I wonder what that's about?" Ruth asked her husband while looking at him seriously.
"It probably has sothing to do with the Eastern Empire and what I've beco involved in over the past few weeks." He said as he looked at Ruth and Abby.
News of the eting of the leaders of the Eastern Empire, Western Empire, and Sista had not yet reached the Black Plain.
Minos' state still didn't have good enough connections for such news to reach him as quickly as it happens with other powers around the Spiritual World.
But he was no fool, and noting the coincidence of this unexpected visit just after his return, he judged that such a thing had everything to do with the map of the Seraphim Ancient Sarcophagus.
"How do we solve this?" Abby asked. "With the ergence of Maximillian, we will be protected from Demigods. I do not doubt that. But many states friendly to Black Plain may turn against us.
That man must not have good intentions for the continent."
Minos and his family judged that Maximillian would follow part of his old plans to take over the Church and start wars of conquest across the continent.
Since he was closely associated with this man, his forces would undoubtedly suffer from the consequences of siding with such a person.
Minos himself agreed with this and said. "We can do nothing but try to handle the situation as best we can.
Maximillian may get in the way of so of our relationships. Still, he will also provide us with the strength to develop in peace.
If we are isolated and hated, that is the cost of not worrying about Demigods.
In any case, there is no way to disconnect our position from his, and anything he does will have consequences for us. So we'd better prepare for the future and accept that we'll have problems."
"Then we're going to follow his side to the end?" Ruth asked as Sarah and Kendrick listened.
"We will follow that until the ti of his promise. Then, after I beco a Demigod, we will revisit the matter." Minos said, not wanting to give a definitive position now.
Maximillian could beco an ally of his even after he reached level 90, but the opposite could also happen. Minos knew this and wanted to wait for things to develop before deciding.
Until then, Maximillian could develop, but so could he and his people!
Shortly after he showed his intentions to those four, the group from Sista entered the imperial throne hall, where each of the Stuart family mbers was already positioned in their seats.
Minos was on his throne, with Ruth and Abby sitting on his sides, Sarah slightly behind, and Kendrick in his mother's arms.
The imperial guards and so high-level mbers of the Gray Clouds Sect were standing there when the three visitors from Sista stopped 30 ters away from Minos.
The three looked up, ignoring the steps before them, and focused on the figure of the level 77 man who had supposedly unleashed a great evil on the continent.
They already knew of Minos' return alongside Maximillian and Darren since news of this was already spreading across the continent.
The Church had been the first organization to receive this news. Still, other areas of the Central Continent were gradually hearing about the unusual allies that Minos had obtained.
The news had not yet reached the Eastern Empire, but those people who had left Sista a day ago had already heard such a thing after passing through Vogel three hours ago.
"Now he seems much more impressive than the rumors say..." One of the n, a level 91 Demigod, thought as he looked into Minos' brown eyes.
On the other hand, the mber of royalty among the two royal guards there, level 85, looked at Minos and then at each of the mbers of that family, passing his eyes quickly, noticing Kendrick and Sarah.
He paid little attention to them and introduced himself to Minos. "Your Majesty Minos Stuart, my na is George Sista. I am the youngest son of Queen Sista, the Third Prince of my kingdom.
Those beside are Basil and Calvin, my bodyguards."
"Your Highness George, I am happy to welco soone from the Sista family to my city. Just recently, a nobleman from your state ca here to make an agreent between our states regarding the Continental Tournant about to take place in a few decades.
Is that what your visit is about?"
"In a way, yes." That blond-haired, blue-eyed man said, smiling bitterly before getting to the point. "But our visit is also about your search for the Seraphim Ancient Sarcophagus.
My mother has so questions that I hope you will answer. Emperor Vico Travisani suspects that you were after this place and found it. Is that true?"
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