Chapter 121 (2/2)
“This is the largest city in the West, right?” She whispered, “compared to Border Tohy don’t you want to stay in this more prosperous place?”
“The power structure in Longsong Stronghold is tangled and co what I want to do And with my plan, ould keep the status quo, what isn’t so bad If I want to change it, the resistance I would encounter would only becoether trying to sweep me away”
Roland smiled and said, “Of course the hold are deeply affected by the church, so it would becoet the people to accept you I have once said, that I hope that the witches will be able to walk freely through the streets, and in Border Town, this is now possible”
“Yeah,” Nightingale said softly, “you have already fulfilled your promise”
Early on the third day, Petrov brought in his list in a hurry, and as usual Roland received him in the hall
“Your Highness, I have made my decision”
“I will take a look” Said Roland and received the list from him And just like he had expected, on top of the list with the biggest amount of needed points were serfs with the value of 2, about 800 people, also 100 cattle and 300 sheep for a total of 900 points, the rest were paid with all kinds of craftsmen
“Your Royal Highness, is this acceptable?”
“Of course, you only had to scrap 3000 points together,” Roland returned the list to hiather all these people and supplies?”
“Today will be possible, at least in the case of the people and other properties they will stay in the Honeysuckle territory, but Your Highness, if you want to bring them back with you to Border Town, it may take about teeks’ time
“It’s up to you to organize the transport to Border Town,” said Roland, tapping the table “As aa caravan”
“Yes, sir” Petrov hesitated for a moment, “Then my father…”
“You can take hily and handed him a parchment scroll “If you think there is no problen it and imprint your thumb onto it”
“This is… the representative’s contract?” Petrov only had read the beginning and then he spoke agitated “Do you really prohold to the Honeysuckle Family? Please wait for a an to read the contract carefully
Seeing that Petrov showed caution Roland nodded with satisfaction – as a collaborator, paying attention to the contracts is the most basic requirement
After a while, Petrov raised his head, “This contract and what you told …” He pointed to the end of the contract, “Your Royal Highness, shouldn’t I write my father’s name here? The Count is after all the representative of my family
Roland smiled, “Of course not, it was you, not your father, who talked with me about the post as representative, so it’s naturally to write your name at the end of the contract”
For a moment Petrov became startled, he couldn’t believe what he had heard so he asked: “Your Highness, you don’t mean that – ”
“Yes, you will take over the place of the Duke and rule over the stronghold,” Roland nodded “If you’re able to fulfill the contract, you can continue to rule over the city even after I beca” Here he paused and smiled, “But if you break the contract, you will meet the sa Stronghold once, there is no probleether, Mr Ambassador”