Chapter 108 (1/2)
Chapter 108
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Amalie Harper was the last one to arrive.
Lawrence didn’t come up to meet her, but he stood up from his seat when Amalie entered. For his arrogant personality, it was polite enough.
“Welcome, Dame Harper.”
“Seeing so many people brought in, I guess there’s something important, Sir Lawrence.”
“There was a reaction from the Empress.”
Instead of Lawrence, Gayan replied. He was one of the Emperor’s guards.
Amalie slowly looked around the crowd. All of the nobles who supported Lawrence were there to give an opinion. Only Count Eisen, who was completely disgraced by last year’s incident, was left out.
As Amalie sat down, the attendant politely laid down a light snack and wine in front of her.
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Amalie did not enjoy drinking, so she glanced at the glass and did not touch it.
Unlike the meetings held at the Roygar Grand Duchy, there was no elegance, no subtle language, or luxurious music here. This is because few of the people here preferred such a thing.
So did Amalie.
Amalie was from the Western Army. Her first activity was the Monster Wave 24 years ago. At that time, she was a 22-year-old young junior knight.
That year’s Monster Wave was far more severe than other times. More than twice the usual number of monsters flocked in at a faster rate than other years.
Within less than two months, all of the western strongholds collapsed.
The situation was so serious that the Emperor Gregor quickly deployed the central army without thinking about holding or any other consequence.
However, because it was swept away so quickly, a large number of troops in front were isolated among the monsters.
Amalie was one of them.
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She knew for the first time what kind of person she was in front of death.
Amalie killed her incompetent captain and took control of her unit. She saved and joined other troops from hell, increasing their forces, safely retreated, and reduced the number of monsters.
When she met and joined the defensive line of the central army, Amalie became the most important commander of the western army.
Emperor Gregor offered her the title of Chief of Staff of the military department and an honorary County.
Amalie chose to remain in the West, keeping connections with her forces and became the Emperor’s favorite instead of being under imperial pressure. Because she felt it was safer and more profitable for her.
The Emperor treated Amalie without any shortage. The title she received was nothing more than her winning title. However, for 24 years, Amalie sat alongside the Counts, and she was always able to stand alone with the Emperor. She enjoyed wealth and honor.
But Amalie always felt that she was different from the ones who were noble from their birth. They were people who soaked up luxury and pleasure to their bones, but she was not.
She longed for the capital’s social world when she had never experienced it.
However, she only knew that after she had lived in it, she would never be able to mingle into that life.
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Not just her, but many of those in her situation.
It was a different character from those who were born and bred perfectly aristocratic like Lawrence. But there were no other options.
Among Lawrence’s supporters, there weren’t many traditional nobles. In that respect, it was completely different from the Roygar faction.
In fact, there weren’t many people who could close their eyes at Lawrence’s birth due to the nature of the noble family who valued the line of descent from the legal wife.
Lawrence has been close to the young aristocrats, but his playmates do not provide any political support.
Gayan said.
“For the belated Dame Harper, let me recapitulate. Her Majesty said that Her Majesty wants the Riagan Duchy. Of course, that ‘want’ does not mean that she wants a simple reconciliation.”
“Does she really mean that she wants to get the Duchy back?”
Someone asked back, and there was a moment of silence in the middle of the crowd. This was a very sensitive problem.
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The Emperor has never officially disclosed his relationship with the present Duke of Riagan. The death of the former ducal couple is officially only an accident.
It’s a secret that everyone knows. But it is also a secret that they have to pretend they didn’t know.
One person carefully pointed out only the facts.
“The Empress cannot regain the title of Duchess of Riagan, because she has already given up the title of succession.”
“But she is the legitimate daughter. It will be after Her Majesty’s death that the lineage that begins with the current Duke of Riagan is recognized as the legitimate successor.”
“You said Grand Duchess Evron mentioned marriage, right?”
Lawrence nodded at the question.
“That’s why I was rather thinking about getting married into the Riagan Duchy.”
He tapped on the table. People focused on him.
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“I know that His Majesty made the Empress feel sorry for the work of the predecessor Riagan Ducal couple. But isn’t it the majority’s opinion that Her Majesty does not want the Duchy of Riagan’s honor to be scattered into the wind?”
“That’s true.”
“Wouldn’t it be best to find a relative that Her Majesty loves, who wants to inherit the title of Duke, and connect the title? Anyway, the current Duke of Riagan can’t maintain the title with his own power.”
It is in everyone’s best interest to do so.
The Duchy of Riagan became a family that produced the Empress for two generations, and Lawrence can bear the recognition of the Empress and the name and power of the Duke of Riagan.
The Empress will be able to bestow the Duchy of Riagan to anyone who wants it.
Of course, for the current Duke of Riagan, it would have been something undesirable. He would like to succeed the title with his child and make a new Duke of Riagan.
“It’s hard to think that that’s the direct meaning from Her Majesty. Didn’t Grand Duchess Evron just say that she would ask Her Majesty about the bride?”
Said Gayan.
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Amalie recalled her meeting with Grand Duchess Evron.