“Your Majesty, we must keep searching.”
“Of course, we will continue to search. However.”
The king caressed the head of the golden eagle engraved on the cane handle.
The sharp beak of the golden eagle pricked the king’s fingertips.
“Now, it seems we must also consider the possibility of the worst-case scenario.”
The queen’s scream-like voice sharply cut through the reception room.
“Your Majesty.”
The king looked at the queen’s moist eyes, awakening her to the bitterly cold reality.
“Queen, even if Alfredo returns alive, he won’t escape responsibility for the defeat.”
“That’s inevitable due to the powerful imperial army.”
At the mention of the imperial army, the king’s eyebrows twitched oddly.
The suppressed anger resurfaced, and the breath involuntarily became rough.
“You should have fought against that powerful imperial army.”
With a loud thud, the sound of a cane striking forcefully echoed in the reception room.
“Even if it was just a fight, you should have shown the effort to fight. That way, there would be at least some justification.”
The king’s mind, vigorously rebuking, had involuntarily traveled back to the past.
Some time ago, General Enrico attended the council upon the request of the Senate.
The Senate members questioned him thoroughly about the situation at the time, and Enrico faithfully answered what he knew.
Thanks to that, both the king and the Senate members could vividly hear the accounts of the Battle of Cabat Plains.
“He was confident until we led the army to Cabat Plains. He participated in strategy meetings, observed training, and took care of the soldiers.”
“And then?”
“In the first encounter with the imperial army, a gunshot rang out when Prince was speaking, causing him to fall right there.”
“So, did he get seriously injured?”
“Not really, but Prince, who had shaken off the dust, returned to the camp with the words of the deputy commander beside him.”
“What?”
“When we returned, he was no longer in the camp. We checked the vicinity, but we couldn’t find him, so we couldn’t bring him back.”
“Hmm.”
“I’m sorry. At that time, our headquarters was in an urgent situation, directing the battle, so we couldn’t check on Prince.”
In the quiet meeting room, General Enrico’s words, apologizing for a crime he didn’t commit, sounded desolate.
Even though General Enrico turned his words around, the hidden meaning was easily inferred.
The prince abandoned the army during the battle against the imperial army.
Moreover, he snatched the words from the deputy commander who was commanding the battle.
He ran away.
And even now, that disgraceful fact tormented the king.
Even though he tried to forget, the king’s mind was constantly haunted by General Enrico’s report.
“He abandoned the army during the battle.”
The king, as if trying to control his emotions, caressed the head of the golden eagle on the cane with his thumb.
“Many soldiers present there saw that pathetic sight, and the members of the Senate heard about it.”
“…”
“Who would follow a prince who showed his weakness so clearly and abandoned the army?”
“…”
“If Alfredo inherits the next generation, Eorenti will undoubtedly fall into greater confusion.”
“…”
“So, I…”
The king tightly clenched his cane and stared at the queen.
“Alfredo is willing to take responsibility for the defeat in the Battle of Cabat Plains and abdicate the position of the prince.”
The light that filled the reception room was so dim that it seemed to split.
Lights resembling shards of ice mixed with the breath they inhaled, creating a chilling atmosphere.
“And, once the marriage with the commander is finalized, we will appoint Delia as the princess.”
“Your Majesty.”
“When the children were young, didn’t you remember when Father insisted on making Delia the princess?”
The king, as if recalling the past, looked out of the window where the sunlight poured in.
“At that time, I thought it was an absurd request. I thought it was just a whimsical insistence of a grandfather who dearly loved his granddaughter.”
Princess Delia, Queen.
It was an unreasonable argument.
Regardless of the king’s lineage, it was impossible because Delia was a woman.
Eorenti, with its strong Senate, would not easily unite under a queen.
It was certain that neighboring countries would underestimate the queen and attack.
If a family married to the queen claimed rights over Eorenti, the country would undoubtedly lose its direction and fall apart.
Ultimately, the suggestion to appoint Delia as the princess was delayed by everyone’s opposition, and it became a forgotten proposal after Prince Leopold III fell in the battle against Pheber.
“But now I understand those words. Perhaps Father foresaw the children’s qualities in advance.”
A heavy sigh of remorse flowed through the remorseful king.
“And.”
The king, who paused for a moment, recalled the red silhouette standing by the window that day.
“The Imperial Supreme Commander is showing a considerably favorable attitude towards Eorenti.”
The decisive reason that started Alfredo’s concerns and concluded the concerns about Delia.
“Thanks to the cooperation of the commander, not only the Empire’s proposal but also our proposal were reflected, leading to the signing of the Stilren Treaty.”
The Imperial Supreme Commander, who ascended to the position of the viceroy, unexpectedly showed generosity in post-war arrangements.
Threatening the members subtly and pushing the marriage through the Senate unanimously, the Supreme Commander did not interfere in the meetings anymore.
What he was contemplating so seriously.
Even if the members clamored about something, he was immersed in his thoughts alone.
Thanks to the Supreme Commander’s appropriate indifference, the Stilren Peace Treaty was smoothly signed without significant conflict.
“If he stands by Delia as the viceroy, we can quickly find stability. Both Eorenti and Delia.”
The king withdrew his gaze from the window and quietly put down the teacup.
He looked at the queen, who was trembling with her head lowered.
“Queen, haven’t we already prepared for the end?”
The king reached out and held the queen’s hand, which was clutching the pendant.
“Now let’s release the children.”
Unable to control her emotions, the queen closed her eyes.
Having sensed such a situation, she had tried to stop Delia and the commander so much.
An uncontrollable sob escaped from her trembling lips.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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