31 Chapter 31 (2/2)
”That bitch's ego won't let her talk to me!” She laughed and shook her head at what she was thinking about and went back to sleep.
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A couple of weeks later, the army returned back to the Capital, they were called heroes, cheered for hours long and even cat called by a few women.
Alexis decided not to wear the pickelhaube as it was too annoying to wear the damn thing, it was hard and made his head sweaty, his horse walked proudly along the stone paved roads.
Since this was the first time many have seen the Crown prince's face, they were mesmerized and looked at him dreamily.
Sophia scoffed at this and moved closer to Alexis which made most of the female population frown and glare at her in jealousy.
She smirked, but then frowned herself... the real winner was Florestine who had stolen the prince from her!
”Oi... what the hell are you doing?” Alexis asked Sophia who smiled gently at him and shook her head.
While it was a simple act from her, Alexis was lost in reverie for a split second...
Sophia was the most beautiful woman in the Empire, maybe even in the continent!
Only Florestine could match upto her beauty... but even then she was lacking...
'Maybe it's the figure' Alexis thought and was riding on his horse, distracted.
Celer, his horse realising that it's rider was distracted decided to neigh and raise itself up, the black stallion looked majestic, its pitch black fur glistened in the sunlight...
Alexis almost shouted in surprise but controlled himself and the horse, calming it down and glaring at it.
Seeing the horse huff at him, Alexis twitched an eyebrow and sighed.
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The soldiers were rewarded at the various bases they were sent to and the Generals got medals, all this happened after the entrance into the city.
There was currently a Rewarding Ceremony for the Generals of the war...
Alexus was now seated next to Sophia who was intently listening to what Aurelius was talking about at the podium.
”Alexis, you are to be present during the peace talks!” Aurelius informed his son who looked shocked for a second but then later nodded.
The Generals cheered and clapped at this, while many would think it was for training, it was also to show his influence on the decisions of the Empire takes on certain circumstances...
”Sophia, your father is my best friend... he is very proud of you! So am I, for your meritorious service done for the Empire, I grant you the title of Earl!” He declared and smiled at the girl who he knows has a liking to his son.
She seemed shocked but accepted the reward in daze.
Sophia then sat down next to Alexis and rolled her eyes to glance at him.
”Congratulations, Lady Sophia...” He snickered as she smiled happily.
Once the entire event was over, Alexis walked over to his father.
”Father, why am I going to the meeting?” He asked Aurelius who looked at him with a smirk.
”You are to play your mind games... They hate you, this will cloud their judgement, try to strike their nerves with your words.” Aurelius said in a low voice as Alexis almost laughed.
He then shook his head at the words of his father and excused himself and left.
When he came out, Sophia was still waiting for him outside as if she were a dutiful wife...
”Your highness!” He heard a familiar voice and turned to the voice.
”Hey” He greeted Florestine who hugged him and rubbed her cheek on his chest, Alexis sweatdropped but had a fond smile on his face...
The couple heard an annoyed noise and turned to Sophia who looked very irritated.
”Oh my... Are you jealous?” Florestine goaded and kissed Alexis on his cheek, the floor under Sophia cracked as she sent a telepathic message to Florestine.
'(Hag, we need to talk!)' Sophia said with a smug smile and turned around, her hair swayed with her turn as she walked out of the building but not before trying to entice Alexis who turned to Florestine awkwardly...
”...Your highness, do you like... big rears?” Florestine asked him curiously as Alexis coughed violently and walked away.
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”Alexis, are you ready?” Aurelius asked his son as they were both seated inside the Imperial Carriage.
”Yeah, not necessarily a big deal, we are just talking to the losers... we can demand many things and they won't be able to reject!” Alexis stated and glanced outside through the window.
”If I didn't see them, I wouldn't know that we had Moon Paladins...” Alexis mumbled and turned to Aurelius who snorted.
”To the common people, Moon Paladins are almost like a Myth, the higher ups have heard of them, the Emperor orders them, the Empire hides them...” Aurelius quoted the words of the First Moon Paladin.
Moon Paladins, a special force belonging to the Imperial family, extremely loyal and devoted to serving the Emperor...
They wear matte white armour that covers their entire body and face, leaving no spot that resembles human skin.
Their helmets leave a thin slit for the eyes to see, but even then you cannot see their eyes...
Alexis hummed in acknowledgement of Aurelius' words.
'These guys are good, really good... Not even I knew of them!' He thought and sighed.
”What? Don't want the throne now?” Aurelius smickered as Alexis smiled.
”Yeah, maybe you can rule until I produce an heir or something... give or take another twenty years on the throne!” Alexis chuckled seeing his Father pale in fright.
”By the way, Alexis, try not to get them too angry...” His father warned him.
”But I have to use chance I get to mock them right?” Alexis asked him.
Aurelius shrugged, ”Depends... just make sure they don't leave immediately...” He sighed.
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The Kingdom of Enleitz resembled that of an occupied territory belonging to two nations...
The Capital city was patrolled by Lunar soldiers and Satellian soldiers alike, they were very easy to be distinguished considering that the two armies have different uniforms, the Lunarians wear all black outfits while the Satellians wear orange uniforms...
The common populace paid no heed to this as this has happened countless times throughout their lifetimes, such was the cost of living in a weak and peaceful nation.
But do not be mistaken, the Kingdom of Enleitz is weak when compared to the Four great nations, not the other countries...
They could go toe to toe with any other, large country.
The reason for this was because the Kingdom was peaceful, it was appealing to many of the nobles, veteran mages and soldiers from the four great nations many of whom were tired of fighting and decided to live there...
Also, the Kingdom of Enleitz was very prosperous and definitely had the highest standard of living in the continent as many business owners are prone to starting their businesses in a peaceful setting.
And since the country was prosperous, they could pay money to any of the Four Great nations to protect them...
Therefore, if the Kingdom of Enleitz was attacked by any country, the four great nations would retaliate almost immediately!
The Imperial Carriage of the Lunar empire was steadily moving towards the Palace complex of the King of Enleitz, where the Peace Conference would be held on.
Alexis noticed the Satellians glare at the Carriage and the Lunarian soldiers, he also saw his soldiers making fun of the Satellians and shook his head while chuckling...