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Chapter 104
Chapter 104: A Consort’s Insights
A miserable scream came from not far away. In the end, the Hero still failed to escape the clutches of Luna’s personal soldiers. A group of them grabbed Thorne by his hands and feet, lifted the bruised and swollen Thorne over their heads, and marched grandly past Leia again as if parading him through the streets.
Seeing the Hero’s miserable state, Leia wanted to say to Luna for the first time: Well done!
She followed the personal soldiers to the front of the military camp, where Thorne was thrown to the ground. He cried out in pain, rubbed his backside, and was very dissatisfied with Luna making such a fuss over nothing.
“Was it not just a few pastries I secretly ate? Is this really necessary?”
E n̊ umа. id
“A few pastries?” Anger rose in Luna’s heart, and she snapped, “Do you think we are still at the academy, where you can do whatever you want? Those were all for the children. I did not buy them for myself!”
Only then did Thorne see that most of the children in the military camp had burn scars on their faces. Some had incomplete bodies, while others had frightening appearances. They hid timidly behind Luna and occasionally cast curious looks at him.
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Thorne scratched his face. He really had not known that this was the situation. At the time, he had only seen Luna buying so many pastries, and then…
“I… I was wrong.” Thorne lowered his head in shame. Even he could not do something like snatching food from children.
“Perhaps I should remind you that these children are all survivors of that Bone Dragon Calamity. Perhaps you think they have nothing to do with you, the Hero who followed behind the Dragon Slayer and completed the great feat of slaying a dragon.”
“But after you defeated the bone dragon, there really were children among them who worshiped you as a hero.”
Ẽ n̊_u ḿ а̂
Having said that, Luna had nothing more to say to Thorne. This fellow was far too shameless. After arriving in the Northern Territory, he had been like a street loafer every day and had never done a single good deed.
Luna patted the children’s heads and let them continue playing. Then she walked past Thorne, who was standing there in a daze, and took the initiative to greet Leia, who had come over to watch the scene.
“It is boring staying with them, right? Come on, let us go eat. Someone is treating us today.”
Leia was pulled away by Luna. This time, she did not resist much, because just as Luna had said, staying beside the Archbishop and the Duke… was truly too boring.
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The two of them came together to a private room in a high-end restaurant, where Lisa and Old Count Morphy had already been waiting for a long time.
“Did you catch that guy?” Lisa set down the menu in her hand and asked.
Е n̂ú m̊ а̌
“Hmph. In Ice City, even if I let him run five minutes first, he still cannot escape from my palm.”
Luna led Leia inside and sat down, then briefly introduced the newcomer to them. “By the way, this is Leia from the envoy delegation. The daughter of the Western Duke, my classmate, and the current Royal Consort.”
The words “Royal Consort” stunned Lisa. Even Morphy, who was brewing tea, looked somewhat at a loss.
“Everyone does not need to mind. Although I am a Royal Consort, it is in name only.”
Seeing that the two of them were about to stand and salute, Leia hurriedly stopped them. Even now, she still could not adapt to her identity as Royal Consort. Rather than saying His Majesty was her husband, it would be more accurate to say that His Majesty was her superior.
“Ah, you are still so young. This must have been hard on you.”
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Old Count Morphy was the first to react. He rose and poured tea for Leia. If an ordinary, relaxed interaction could help this child calm down, there was nothing wrong with that.
In any case, the etiquette rules of the Northern Territory had already fallen into complete disorder. Just now, he had even encountered several old women who raised their hands and showed off to him, saying they had once grabbed the Duke’s treasure…
“Thank you, sir.” Leia smiled politely, thanking the old Count for his consideration.
After the atmosphere became harmonious, Luna took the menu and prepared to order. She looked left and right, then asked, “Right, where is Paul? Has he not come yet?”
“A convoy transporting sheep overturned at the city gate. He went to help catch the sheep and told us to eat first.”
“He really cannot stay idle for even a day.” Luna continued ordering, but the prices on the menu made her heart ache. Fortunately, Old Count Morphy was treating them.
Е̇ń u ḿ а . і d
When she thought of money, Luna suddenly smacked her forehead. She still had an immovable property here that she had not sold off.
“Do not blame me for not reminding you, Count Morphy. Do you want that grave plot or not?”
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Morphy, who was drinking tea, nearly choked. How many days had it been? Why did the young lady still remember this? Besides, some time ago, the three of them had practically forced coffins on him, and now they wanted him to take over a grave plot too?
“Leave it to Paul instead. He is now a citizen of the Northern Territory as well. Buy a grave plot first, then buy a house. Mm, very reasonable planning.”
Seeing that Morphy refused to relent no matter what, Luna had no way out. It was impossible to count on Paul. Apart from his daily expenses, he had donated even her brother’s rewards to the orphanage.
Luna’s heart ached again. Buy once, sell once, and the joy was gone. “If you do not want it, I will list it with the merchant association for auction.”
Wеb̌nо̃v̀ ӗ.l̃ Е̇ n̊ūm̄á.
After pestering the old Count, Luna rolled her eyes toward Leia. “What about you? Why did you become Frank’s Royal Consort? Has Queen Barbara already failed to satisfy him?”
Sensing that the coming conversation would be explosive, Morphy silently rose and closed the private room door.
“It was my father…” Sadness appeared on Leia’s face. She gripped her own fingers and sighed. “In order to obtain the plague-curing antidote from His Majesty, he sent me into the palace.”
Hearing this, Luna sighed along with her. “Your father really is not a decent person. It is so simple to get the antidote. He could have just come to the Northern Territory and bought it.”
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“Many things are not as simple as you imagine.” Leia smiled bitterly. “Luna, under the plague, the Northern Territory is stable and prosperous, so of course you cannot feel it. In truth, the outside world has already become a complete mess.”
“Bandits… not the kind disguised by your Northern Army, but real bandits appearing in swathes everywhere. Homes have been destroyed, and people are slaughtering one another. Under this disaster…”
Wè b́n ӧ v̌ е̇ l Е̌n um̃ а
There were too many words she could not bring herself to say. Even in the Royal Capital, where order had already been restored, Leia had seen many people who had fallen into madness.
They would suddenly collapse and weep, or slash open their own throats with knives, then run through the streets in a frenzy while blood sprayed out.
From the moment the curse revealed itself and the Saintess transformed into the Blood-Robed Saintess, there had been no faith left in people’s hearts. And she, Leia, was hardly the only person trapped in a cage.
The only comfort was that Holy Knight Commander Paul had defeated the Blood-Robed Saintess.
It was as if everything still held hope…
“In life, one must still look forward. Disasters will always pass.”
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Morphy knew that it was easy for him to say this while standing apart from the pain. The plague in the Northern Territory had now been successfully quelled, and they had even encountered a year of abundant harvest.
The Duke, that great helmsman, had led them away from storm after storm. As long as the Duke remained, they had the courage to overcome any difficulty.
“Let us talk about you instead. In truth, the fact that His Majesty does not touch you may not necessarily be a bad thing.”
Leia was dazed. This was the first time someone had ever said such a thing to her.
“Please teach me, sir.”
After pondering for a moment, Old Count Morphy tapped the table with a finger. “If I am not mistaken, the King should have married several Royal Consorts, correct?”
Ѐ n ù m̀ ã
“Yes… Aside from me, there are two other Royal Consorts,” Leia answered honestly.
“Then that is correct.” The old Count nodded as if speaking to himself, drawing confused looks from the three young girls.
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Uh, could it be that even this had to be taught by an old man like him?
Those pairs of clear eyes nearly left the old Count speechless. Only after a long while, when the dishes had all been served, did the old Count finally speak slowly.
“Luna, do you still remember the time we went to the royal palace for an audience? I could tell even then that Queen Barbara was not a woman who would stay quietly in her place. Although I do not know where she got the confidence to think she could seduce Lord Duke.”
“But the Queen is indeed making plans to increase her own influence, and that is something His Majesty absolutely cannot tolerate.”
E̊ ñ ǔ m̀ à.iď
“And Miss Leia, you must remember that His Majesty marrying you into the palace was a transaction. His sincerity was ample, and he also respected you greatly. The other two Royal Consorts will give birth to princes in the future. They are the heirs His Majesty has already chosen in advance. As long as you can use your identity and status to join forces with those two Royal Consorts and suppress the Queen…”
“Once the princes grow up and officially secure the position of heir, I believe His Majesty will grant you your freedom.”
Luna, who was spearing a steak with her fork, cried out in surprise, showing that she had learned something. So there were actually so many twists and turns hidden in this.
Lisa looked Old Count Morphy up and down suspiciously. Could it be that he had also been a consort before?
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“But my family does not value me. It will also be very difficult for me to obtain help from them.” Leia understood, but suppressing Queen Barbara, who had Duke Dale backing her, was easier said than done.
“That would be another transaction.” Old Count Morphy chuckled. He raised his wineglass and, under Leia’s furrowed brows, pointed at Luna.
Е n̂ uṁ ă .і d̂
Gaze after gaze turned toward her. Luna, who had bared her sharp teeth and was preparing to bite into her steak, froze in place.
Wait, why are all of you looking at me?
Leia covered her lips and instantly understood everything. Was the person sitting beside her not the heir to the Northern Territory? The two of them were also classmates from the same year. Although their relationship was not close, they were not enemies either, and they still had many things in common.
“Work hard, child. You still have a chance. When you truly meet someone you like, and who also loves you, you will discover that everything in life becomes more beautiful.”
Old Count Morphy took a sip of wine. Teaching her this much was about enough. As for what the future held, they would still have to walk that path themselves.
Leia twisted her hair around her fingers and murmured, “Someone I like… In the future, can I be with Lord Paul?”
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“Pfft!”
Luna, Lisa, and Old Count Morphy suffered a ten-thousand-point critical hit at the same time.
Damn it. Why did it have to be that guy Paul?
Old Count Morphy hurriedly wiped his mouth with a clean napkin. Her words had also caught him completely off guard.
“Can you tell me why?”
As if she had exposed a young girl’s secret feelings, Leia covered her cheeks shyly and said, “I think Lord Paul is very handsome. His once-sunny eyes have become melancholic, and that makes him look even more handsome. When he killed Saintess Maria, he must have suffered terribly, right? It must have been heart-rending, yes? I understand. I heard it in his singing.”
W̄е bn̂ о̀ṽ ë ĺ Èn̄ü m̂å
“Ah, how did he swing that final sword? For that strike, how did he stop himself from trembling and pierce forward with such resolve?”
Lisa silently lowered her head and ate. As the only eyewitness present, she really wanted to say that, no matter how one looked at it, Paul had been doing it for the Duke at the time…
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Moreover, Paul’s final sword had been incredibly fast. It was practically as if he was worried Maria would revive again.
Truly, it had been incredibly fast.
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