Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 367

“Your Highness, what brings you all the way here…?”

Cardinal de Mare was slightly flustered. Prince Alfonso was not the sort of person who would personally come this far just to escort a cardinal.

In general ceremonial protocol, a prince and a cardinal held equal standing. However, Prince Alfonso was somewhat exceptional.

Ever since it became clear that Queen Marguerite could bear no more children—whether due to health issues or marital discord—Prince Alfonso, the undisputed sole heir to the throne, had been accorded the treatment of a crown prince.

Normally, such implicit privileges would be withheld until after the queen’s death, considering potential heirs from a future stepmother. However, Alfonso’s status was cemented by the alliance with the Kingdom of Galico, the significant age gap that would exist between any future half-siblings, and, above all, Prince Alfonso’s own outstanding qualities.

Everyone in the realm, save for King Leo III himself, bowed before Prince Alfonso.

Yet Prince Alfonso spoke with a gentle, amiable smile.

“I heard Your Eminence was traveling all the way to Trevero, so I thought I’d stop by and see if you’d like some company.”

He spoke in a relaxed tone, without even glancing backward, as if merely inviting someone to walk together to the village well.

“It would also be somewhat safer this way.”

“Somewhat safer” was a gross understatement—the size of the knightly escort he brought could easily mount a small-scale conquest. It looked capable of toppling a minor kingdom in one go.

“It appears there are at least five hundred knights…”

The cardinal muttered, dumbfounded. Prince Alfonso corrected him calmly.

“Three hundred and fifty. A modest retinue.”

In the medieval era, each knight was an elite warrior whose upkeep was as costly as maintaining a minor lordship.

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