I will never approve!
Can you stop being so stubborn!
The conversation is going nowhere.
They can not form a conclusion.
Fathers patience will probably reach its limit soon as well.
If this doesnt stop soon then this situation might develop into sothing bad.
The Empress certainly stands next to the Emperor in terms of status but the highest seat of power in the Empire is that of the Emperor.
If the Empress continued to oppose the marriage that the Emperor approved in consideration of national interests then even the Empress would not be safe.
However, punishing the Empress would bring sha to the Emperor as it would appear like the Emperor lacked even the power to put a restraint on his wife.
That being said, the two of them show no sign of backing down.
Just try thinking about Traugott!
Isnt it Your Majesty who should do that!?
As I thought, this is going nowhere. They are not talking to each other at all.
They simply do not accept the others opinion and their stubbornness is preventing them from giving in.
There is no chance of discussion being made or any sign of compromise.
I guess I will have to make up my mind and speak out here huh.
When I thought so far.
Your Majesty. Getting too excited would be unhealthy for your body. Please calm down.
Therese..
Greetings, Your Majesties.
My sister-in-law, Therese entered the throne room and quietly bowed.
There is no one beside her.
With no Finne by her side, I cant be sure whether she ca here as an ally or an enemy.
However, with her arrival here, things will move forward.
Therese.you ca too. You should say a word to His Majesty too. Tell him that Traugott shouldnt be sent off to be a king of the Dominion.
I have been holding myself up in the eastern palace so I do not know much about the situation. Traugott, can I ask you a question?
Y, yes.Therese-aneue.
They probably havent spoken with each other since the Crown Princes funeral.
Trau-niisan is different from .
He has many parts of him that will remind her of Wilhelm-aniue.
Thats why Trau-niisan did not try to approach Therese-aneue either.
It would only bring displeasure to the two of them. Normally that is.
This marriage with Princess Marianne.is it truly what you want?
Yes. I thought that I must be the one who goes to the Dominion.that was the reason I proposed to Princess Marianne. And as long as I have her consent, I will never let anyone else has her.
I see..but it seems that Her Majesty is against it you know?
That is
After talking about marriage without consulting your mother first, this is a matter of course. The fault lies with you here. Reflect on it.
My, my deepest apology
Tell him more! Seriously!
Being scolded by Therese-aneue, Trau-niisan appeared much smaller.
The Empress is elated after gaining an ally.
On the other hand, Father is frowning.
However.
With His Majestys approval and Her Majestys disapprovaldo you still insist on making this marriage happen?
Of course! The feelings I put into my proposal were not so weak as to fold against my parents opposition! My feeling as a man is not that light! Ah, of course, that doesnt really apply to my weight.
Can you be a little more serious about this, Trau-niisan.
When I jabbed at him, Trau-niisan frowned.
And for so reason, he stares blamingly at .
Whats wrong?
I am trying to relax the room here! You should thank for my brotherly consideration alright!
You think you can make everyone relax with just that? This is the throne room, you know?
Thinking that this person might be crazy after all, I started to worry.
There, Therese-aneue started laughing.
This is soone who never showed any colorful emotions for years.
She just laughed.
Fufufuthat sounds like you, Traugott.
Therese-aneue.
Your Majesties. I am here as the wife of the late Crown Prince Wilhelm, as Wilhelms representative. AndI support Traugotts marriage. If this marriage talk was born out of none other than Traugotts wish..then I think that I should support him as his sister-in-law.
Everyone there imdiately solidified.
It has been 3 years since the Crown Prince died.
Therese-aneue had been living in the past all this ti.
One could say that she was trapped by the past.
That Therese-aneue ca all the way here to the Throne room by herself and is acting as the deceased Crown Princes representative. Moreover, she just approved Trau-niisans marriage..
You tooHave you already forget about Wilhelm!? Therese!
I havent forgotten anything. That person will always be in my heart. Thats why I cant bring myself to oppose it. Your Majesty must understand as well. Using his death as the reason to oppose his younger brothers marriage..Wilhelm would never wish for sothing like that.
Yes, right.that might be true. But what should I say here? Should I just remain quiet and let Traugott do as he pleased? Even though there are still other princes!?
Everyone is Wils beloved younger brother. My brothers-in-law. The thought that sending other princes besides Traugott is fine.I can not accept it. If that is Your Majestys reason then we should oppose the plan to send off one of our princes to the Dominion altogether.
Thats.
As an empress, Your Majesty should understand well the national benefits of sending our prince to govern the Dominion. I understand that Your Majestys worry for Traugotts wellbeing is getting in the way. I also share that sa worry. However..Is Traugott not Wils beloved younger brother, is he not Your Majestys son? Let him show us that he can splendidly rule over the Dominion.
Saying so, Therese takes the Empresss hand.
The two are those who share the sa sorrow.
They are the only ones who can understand each other.
They are irreplaceable to each other. After all, they have been living with the sa unfillable hole in their heart to this day.
But it seems that Therese-aneue now wants to face the future despite all that pain.
I.can never forgive the Dominion
I feel the sa way. But, if we were to destroy a country just for Wils sake.do you think that he will be happy? I think that..if we can slowly overco our grief and look forward to the future little by little, that would make Wil happy.
..
The Empress is silent.
She probably couldnt find anything to say after Therese brought up Wil-aniue.
There is still anger inside her. However, acting on anger alone would be no different than a beast.
She seems to have regained her composure a little thanks to Therese-aneue.
Then, the Empress slowly gazed at Trau-niisan.
Seeing that, Trau-niisan knelt down on his knees.
Mother..please, please allow this marriage!
it will be one without love you know?
Love can be nurtured.
Right now you can say anything.
I have no plan to take any concubine. Only Marianne will stand beside from now on!.
My cheeks imdiately cramped up.
What would he do in the unlikely case that they cant have a child together?
Is he going to adopt a child?
But from where?
It seems like this might be the start of a big headache.
But he will not take his words back.
Those words..do you swear that you will never forget them?
I swear.
If you go back on your words then I will never forgive you! No matter what anyone says, I will invade and destroy the Dominion myself! Are you prepared for that!?
No problem. This Traugott will never go back on my own words.
..
The Empress turned away without saying anything.
She then tries to leave the throne room.
Father tried to call out to her but Therese-aneue shook her head and stopped him.
do as you pleased.
Thank you.
After you go to the Dominion, you will no longer be my and His Majestys son. You will be a king. Rember that well.
I will carve it into my heart.
Saying so, the Empress left the throne room.
The storm has passed and Father and I sighed at the sa ti.
so, one case settled?
It appears so.
Thus, Trau-niisans marriage was approved.
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