Although he only showed up in the town once every few years, Lexus still was welcod by the whole city once he arrived. The inhabitants sure looked ecstatic while they said his na. Lexus wasn't the type to show his emotions often, but at least he smiled and waved his hands a few tis at the people.
When he reached the mansion with a few guards, they raised their guards since they saw a tall and heavy armored figure guarding the entrance. No one knew who that was, but they could tell that it was soone strong. Lexus felt that he had t that person before, but since he had two swords in his waist, Lexus shook his head… he couldn't recall any dual wielder that looked impressive to him.
"Sorry for showing up without telling you beforehand," Lexus said when he arrived at Aion's office. "Where is your mother? I heard that she was helping you manage the land."
"From spies? Don't make that surprised expression. It is clear that the king has so people keeping their eyes on ," Aion said. "Anyway, she has been pushing herself too hard these days with the new lands. So, I asked her to take a few days off."
"I see… I actually ca here without warning to confirm that," Lexus said. "The rumor about you defeating Caelis seed like a trap, but once we reached the region, we confird that you annexed his lands and even got the dungeon. I am more than a little bit impressed."
"When you warned about his possible wish to fight , mother said that it would be better if we make our move first, and then things ended like that," Aion said. "While the size of the land doubled, we can't do much more than using the dungeon. At least for now."
While he didn't use normal ans or safe ones, for that matter, Lexus was surprised that his son doubled his territory in just six months. The territory will be hard to manage, but he was certain that he would do sothing about it.
What he still found it hard to believe was that Aion truly defeated Caelis… that guy could defeat a whole battalion in a couple of minutes just by rolling around, after all. Aion won the tournant, but he had ti to prepare for many situations, and the sa thing couldn't be said about the battle against Caelis.
"I also heard that you deal with the problems of bandits and convinced them to work for you," Lexus said. "Even without guards, they are building a channel to help the town… if you keep doing things like that, then this territory will truly grow insanely fast."
"That is the plan," Aion said.
"Well, I am glad that you are doing well," Lexus said. "Putting those topics aside, I would like you to organize your activities to give you so ti to return to the capital in little more than a year."
"... Why?" Aion asked while furrowing his eyebrows.
"Don't worry… it is just for a few weeks," Lexus said. "Things are still being decided, but once he becos seventeen, Henri will marry the princess."
dieval words sure were crazy… to make two underaged kids marry. Still, that was Aion's old mindset in action. He learned a long ti ago that kids are considered adults once they beco fifteen, and most of them get married before they beco twenty.
"What about Henri, is he still bothered by that arranged marriage?" Aion asked.
"He isn't that bothered by the marriage. The real problem is the fact that she idolizes him a bit too much, and that is uncomfortable to him," Lexus replied. "Due to his position as the next head of the family, he is aware of his own shortcomings, and he feels that the princess will feel disappointed once she sees the real him, instead of the one inside her head."
That seed like sothing troubleso… Regardless, that wasn't a problem that Aion had to worry about. Besides, the romance in soone else's life wasn't sothing that Aion was interested in. That kind of thing was too bittersweet for Aion's tastes…
"I know that you are kind of busy, but you should write things aside from the economical reports of the territory, "Lexus said. "Your brothers ask about you pretty often, but I can only tell that you are making more money here."
"Speaking of them, how are they doing?" Aion asked.
"Henri and Philip will end their training soon enough, and since Henri will mostly stay in the capital, Philip will lead so of your soldiers when the necessity arises and will spend his ti training them," Lexus said. "Elio and Georges will keep training for two more years. I don't know what they are going to do after that, though."
They were doing well, and they will be fine in the future as well. That was enough for Aion to hear.
"Once I return and confirm the rumors, your Image will improve a lot in the kingdom. That will probably counter the backslash of the rumors that you are trying to build your own army," Lexus said. "I understand that you feel that you can't rely on the people here that much, but don't exaggerate. Speaking of exaggeration, who is that guy outside?"
"Soone who decided to work for , but they want to keep their identity hidden for so reason," Aion said.
"He sure looks strong… Anyway, your ability to make others work for you scares ," Lexus said.
"That scares as well," Aion said.
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