233 Not because of the goodness in my hear (1/2)
”because of us, you made an enemy out of Vreston, forgive us, King Don”
King Edward sighed and said but Don shook his head
”As I said, King Edward, princess Amber is working for me and I won't let anyone bully someone who works for me”
”I'm forever grateful to you, King Don but we are in this together, Sigalla will have your back if King Otello try to retaliate for what happened here”
”He won't, at least not until the winter passes”
He just attacked and killed the Vreston prince's guards and most probably made an enemy out of Vreston but still, Edward couldn't see any anxiousness or worry in his face as he still looked calm and cool.
However, King Edward didn't know what was going inside Don's mind.
Even though Don said he did that because of Amber, it wasn't entirely true as he deliberately wanted to make an enemy out of Vreston. Don knew that Vreston King wouldn't act so quickly for two reasons, first, he had the talisman of the Cold Moon palace, and when he used it, the whole empire would speculate that Don has the support of the Cold Moon Palace.
Secondly, traveling from Vreston to Agoria would take days for a small party like two or three carriages however, sending a battalion or a large number of troops for war would take weeks or even more than a week, and that was during the normal days. A sane king would not send his troops for war during the winter as marching through the knee-high snow would tire the troops and affect their morale and not to mention the chances of diseases to spread in the winter.
During the winter, Don planned to expand his army and increase his strength and after the winter, if the Vreston King made his move, he would be welcomed by Don's powerful army. Also, he had to take calculated risks like this to expand his kingdom and he very well knew that he can't play safe anymore.
Besides the risks, he strengthened the bond between Sigalla and his kingdom. From now on, King Edward and Queen Sienna would be indebted to him and that might prove useful in the future.
”Come, King Don, we should go to the living room”
King Edward said avoiding to look at the puddle of blood and gory before him.
”Yes, lead the way”
And when Arwen started to follow Don, he gave a glare at Harris for a second that made Harris step back involuntarily.
Queen Sienna sent Amber to wash her face before entering the living room as Amber quickly rushed towards her room and Yvonne followed her behind.
”King Don, this is?”
King Edward asked, looking at Reghys as Don and Reghys leisurely sat on the sofa and Arwen stood behind Don.
”She's one of my advisors”
”Name is Reghys”
Although Reghys looked like she's the same age as her, Sienna felt inferior compared to the charm of the woman before her. She was not a goddess-like beauty but every moment, the way she was sitting had the grace of a Queen.
”King Edward, I understand that you were in a tough spot, but who was that guy came to receive us?”
Don didn't even say the name but both of them seemed to have guessed the one that he was talking about.
”Sir Harris, what did he do?”
”Just asking”
”Don't kill him, King Don, he would have acted like that because”
Queen Sienna almost shouted at him but she quickly lowered her voice as Don's curiosity peaked.
”Because what, Queen Sienna?”
”You executed his uncle and his cousins, King Don”
”When?”
Don was surprised to hear Queen Sienna as he had no idea when he did that.
”During the Heaven's Gate execution”
King Edward said.
”Then they deserved it, but how do you know this?”
”Every rank four kingdom knows about that, King Don, you executed more than half of the nobles in your kingdom in a single day”'
When they first heard about the execution and the way he executed the nobles sent a chill through their spines but after hearing why he did that, King Edward and Queen Sienna wholeheartedly supported his decision as they were disgusted when they heard about what happened in heaven's gate.
”King Don, you said you can give us a constant water supply?”
Since Don didn't seem like he wanted to talk about Vreston or King Otello, Queen Sienna asked about this as, without the stream that was coming from Vreston, their kingdom wouldn't be able to survive.
”Yes, I have many overflowing lakes and rivers in Agoria and if you can open up a portal to Agoria, I'll send you the water you need till the dam is built”
”How?”
Queen Sienna tilted her head and seemed confused as Don turned his gaze towards Reghys.
”Imagine huge balloons that filled with water instead of air”