Chapter 66: End of the Civil War (2) (1/2)
Chapter 66: End of the Civil War (2)
Siegfried thought that Duke Palan’s forces would join the Southern Arainst the Second Prince’s army Since this was a civil war, and the Second Prince was in the very center of it, he had thought they would concentrate their power there But as if he had been waiting, Duke Palan greeted the Republican Arfried had to give up
Although the arathered to attack the capital were all elite soldiers, he still only had 5,000 men Duke Palan wasn’t an easy opponent who could be defeated with a sfried decided to step back and observe the situation first If the Second Prince’s arht, then Duke Palan’s arht waver However, the news came back with the Southern Army’s victory
Not only were there few casualties, but they had also captured the Second Prince and his allies were dealt with Now, the longer the confrontation got, the e
“It can’t be helped I guess this is as far as we can go?”
With a sfried decided to withdrahile quietlytwo names
“Milton Forrest of the Southern Arfried smiled as he muttered the names of the two people who had burnt his plans to ashes
“I’ll remember them”
The civil as over But even though it was over, it wasn’t a situation where they could be happy or joyous The civil war had left behind a lot of gaping wounds on the Lester Kingdom
It had devastated the country, and when the First Prince’s subjugation army was defeated,countless men, fathers and sons, had died
And because the Second Prince had brought in Hildes Republic, the Northern region had naturally been taken over by them They only had half the nation's power froes to the country were numerous
The people’s resentust von Lester’s prestige and authority fell to the ground But could it be considered the irony of ti some would become
Count Milton Forrest He led the Southern Army and saved the people of the capital just before it fell and had overwhel the country In bars, the bards sang songs praising Milton, and on the streets, children sooden sticks shouting, ‘I ah saved by divinity, all the people praised that one name Milton Forrest, the hero, was born
While returning with the are
“How do you feel?”
“About what, Your Highness?”
Seeing Milton pretending not to understand, she sht it cute
“Didn’t you become the hero of the country like I said you would? So, how do you feel about that?”
Milton scratched the back of his head
“My subordinates liked it more than me And well, I don’t find it all that bad either”
While they had been returning to the capital, countless nobles had approached Milton, desperate to be noticed by hiifts, and others introduced their beautiful daughters Not too long ago, there were more nobles who didn’t know him than those who did But now, as the hero of the country, everyone paid attention to him
‘It’s a very funny world’
Milton smiled at Princess Leila
“No ood as you, Your Highness How much did you expand your influence?”
Princess Leila gave a dazzling smile
“Satisfactorily It’s just as I expected”
If Milton had become the hero of the country, then Princess Leila had thethe next monarch now
It was known to the world that…
Princess Leila had been the one to convince Count Milton Forrest, who had been living a life of integrity and loyalty to the country without being swayed by money or fame in the South, to save the country
It was rumored that Count Milton Forrest had adnity, wisdoiance to her And because of their encounter hat saved the country And the finishi+ng touch was Duke Palan’s declaration of support for Princess Leila
Duke Palan had been completely neutral between the First Prince and the Second Princes’ the battle for the throne, but now, he hadPrincess Leila as his liege With both the guardian and hero of the country on her side, Princess Leila was the closest to the throne
“Since the current king has lost the people’s trust, with a bit of pressure, it won’t take long to take over the throne”
Princess Leila gave a bitter laugh
“Well… he reedy for power”
“Hmm…”
“And on top of that, that fox in the capital’s bothersome She’s not someone who’ll take defeat easily”
“Fox?”
Princess Leila stared at Milton for a uess you should know it as well, Count Forrest”
She tucked her hair behind her ears as she continued
“The First Prince’s wife, Claudia, she’s the daughter of Marquis Vamos Have you heard of her before?”
“Just the naet to the Capital, she’ll probably approach you, Count Forrest It’s best to be careful She’s not just any wo to Princess Leila talk about her, Milton thought to himself
‘Could she be worse than you?’
But telling her that directly was just asking for trouble, so Milton changed topics
“The Capital is only a day away noant to comfortably relax under a roof now”
At his words, Princess Leila apologized
“I’ht have to sleep out in the open a couple more days”