144 Princess Acacia 5 (1/2)
The princess smiled, ”then it's official. About 2 months from now, the youths of the major and sub-families will be holding a banquet. At that time, I'd like you to make your alliance with us clear. I want no room for doubt,” suddenly the princess thought of something, ”oh, and see if you can get Ri to go as well… she usually hates these sort of things, but, it's important that she's there.
The last thing is for all of you,” she looked up with her deep blue eyes, ”I'll be making a brief appearance at this banquet as well. It'll be short, but I believe it's necessary. I think it's time people knew that the king's faction isn't so weak as to allow his daughter to suffer or bow her head in fear,” turning to Dyon she spoke again, ”once everything is settled properly, I won't be protecting those who've offended you. You may do as you please with them.”
Dyon looked at this princess deeply. She really did have the bearings of a queen. She wasn't so naïve as to believe she could have both Dyon's and Zaltarish's talent… despite how great that would be for the elves. And only Dyon knew how right that decision was.
The princess rose her voice in a final commanding tone, ”within 2 decades, all 9 major families will acknowledge the rule of King Acacia.”
”long live the king!
Long live the king!”
”Now, let's begin discussions of the measures we'll be taking in the lead up to my appearance.”
With that, the hall filled with arguments and debates as various factions split into aspects of business, military, and even some arguing what the laws should be once the Acacias rules was re-established.
In the midst of all this, Dyon's spatial ring flashed as he took out an ordinary common level ring. In fact, it looked almost no different from a human realm ring made of wood.
He flicked it towards the princess, allowing it to gently fall into her delicate and small hands.
”this is something Ri wanted me to give you. She's currently in seclusion within her mother's cave trying to awaken her manifestation, and she assumed you would call me over in her absence, so she gave me this.”
The princess nodded, smiling at Dyon as she kept the ring. She had no way of knowing that Dyon was lying.
Turning to leave, Dyon left behind words only the princess heard, ”your plan of 2 decades is a bit too long for me… originally, it would have taken me 6 months to wipe out my enemies… but now, with your help, it'll take me less than 3.
As a thank you… I'll help you out. Also, since Ri is a good friend of mine, I don't want to see her family suffer.”
The princess trembled at Dyon's words. What he was saying was ridiculous. A half a year to solve a problem the elves had spent more than a decade on? No. Not half a year anymore… less than 3 months.
Yet, despite how ridiculous it sounded, the princess couldn't find it in her to doubt Dyon's words. She suddenly gave the ring in her hand another look, 'is this really from Ri?...'
The princess looked at Dyon's proud back… he had already used his wind will to climb to the top of the railing, walking through the corridor and out of the hidden facilities.
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Dyon walked through the forest, suddenly feeling the need for a change of scenery, he walked towards where he thought the nearest coastline was.
He felt someone following him, but he immediately knew who it was and couldn't be bothered to care.
Using his silencing technique, he covered both himself and his follower so they wouldn't alert any nearby beasts. He could only roll his eyes inwardly. This girl was too reckless.
Soon, he leaned against the last tree and looked out onto a cliff. He had been hoping for a beach, but this wasn't too bad either. The orange and red hues of the setting sun lit the once blue ocean. As far as the eyes could see, gentle ripples played the surface of the water. The wind was subtle and gentle. Not too cold, and not too humid.
Suddenly a gentle voice came from behind Dyon, ”there are no beasts this way you know… you didn't need to silence me. And even if you did, did you really need to silence my voice too? Do you hate me that much?”