Chapter 636 - Lets Elope (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It was no longer the sea where no one could contain them anymore, but the Kingdom of Cintra, under the ruling of the decisive Queen Calathe. If Queen Calathe discovered their unrequited, homosexual love, how would they end up?
Cirilla did not even dare imagine it. Then, only did she realize how intellectual her sister was…
Of course, she knew that her sister had been defeated. She had resigned herself to her fate. She had taken the advantage to offer her everything she had to her before this forced marriage. The ship had been the ideal private refuge for the two of them.
Cirilla could see how unwilling her sister was. She decided to make some plans. She was certain that her sister would agree to it – it was exactly what she wanted.
It was time to investigate this Prince Kistrin. She wanted to know which part of him had caught her maternal grandmother’s eye.
Cirilla did not know much about the concept of alliance marriage. She only knew that she despised it. Could marriage actually unite two kingdoms together? Would they go to war after a divorce?
Alliance marriages were effective, but they were more cosmetic than anything. It only provided rulers with a form of mental comfort. When the interests of the kingdom were placed ahead of everything, alliance marriages would appear pale and weak.
Olivia bowed before her maternal grandmother, Queen Calathe. Esterad Thyssen was the king. Queen Calathe was the one who truly ruled over the Kingdom of Cintra. Ester was just a puppet.
In this era, Queen Calathe was undoubtedly an excellent ruler. She governed the Kingdom of Cintra in perfect order. All seigniors within the kingdom obeyed her. After they heard that Queen Calathe intended to stand against Nilfgaardian Empire, they seemed to rally to her cause. They had called up soldiers and marched towards her castle. When Queen Calathe gave the order, they would charge into battle.
Of course, Queen Calathe would definitely choose to lead the soldiers in person. King Ester would tag along. The two of them were powerhouses. After all, King Ester was a man from Skellige Isles, and Skellige Isles produced no cowards.
Queen Calathe was an iron of a woman. She had made things official, donning a crown atop her head. When she saw Cirilla and Olivia, she took them both into her embrace. For the sake of appearances, she had to appear unbiased and fair. Obviously, that was not the case.
During her ten-year-old birthday banquet, Cirilla had been taught more about the so-called “kingcraft.” On the other hand, Olivia was allowed to spend her time freely, as long as she maintained her appearance as a Lady, obeyed aristocratic etiquette, and be the nice vase she was.
Of course, this freedom was well-accepted by Olivia. She was not interested in this outdated form of “kingcraft.” She would rather study magic and alchemy in private. She would rather draw and paint pictures, than be favored by Queen Calathe.
In Olivia’s opinion, the Kingdom of Cintra had no future. Its current prosperous state was at the brink of collapse.
Olivia had studied the geographic location of the Kingdom of Cintra at length. It lay on a flat, open ground that was susceptible to enemy attack. In Three Kingdom terms, it would be like Jing Zhou, a place where all the three kingdoms met in combat. As long as they managed to seize this land, it would be a powerful stronghold, capaable of attacking and defending with its favorable terrain.