Behind The Castle's

**OFFER**

King George's finger tapped on his teacup with a face that looked like he was thinking hard.

"Without your consent, Your Majesty?"

Edward's question, making the tap of King George's finger stopped for a moment. Then it sounded again along with his voice. "Do you only know how to use a sword, Edward?"

King George's utterances made Edward pursed his lips. King George was seen reluctant to explain everything that happened in the meeting room and instead mocked him.

"Sorry Your Majesty, but every time we're too dangerous. Every time if we let our guard down just a little, I don't know what those two families are going to do"

The long breath of King George. His back immediately leaned against the chair while closing both of his eyes. "I know, I know very well, Ed. But here's the risk. But if we refuse, the result is the same."

Edward's eyebrows furrowed in. "Feasy, Your Majesty?"

Silent... King George did not reply and did not appear to be intending to continue this conversation again. Edward who could see a lot of worry on the face of King George, finally he gave up, he would not bother anymore.

"Well Your Majesty. It seems like it is time for you to rest and I will call the waiter to deliver your other medicine. I am withdrawing. Good night, Your Majesty."

Edward immediately turned around and headed for the exit with his mind deeply tangled. He really did not understand why everyone became so depressed just because of a little girl. And why would King George approve of the boy's wishes?

Edward continued to look for answers. His steps led to where one person, only that one person could definitely and would be willing to explain to him.

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"How's it?"

Diana's face sparkled with a big smile, until unconsciously her hands were amazed.

"You're amazing Vic!"

Hearing the enthusiastic praise from Diana after she recounted the meeting room incident, Victoria immediately raised her chin so high that her head turned back. Victoria's funny behavior, made Diana laugh at him immediately. Laughing at her adorable non-committal silliness.

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Edward just silently watched Fredrick who kept laughing while holding his stomach. Occasionally his finger rubbed the end of his watery eyes. "Oh my goodness..he hasn't even debuted Ed! HAHAHAHAHA...."

Edward was still silent and still watching Fredrick, waiting until he was content to laugh. When Fredrick seemed to calm down and only rubbed the tip of his eyes, Edward immediately poured brandy into their glasses. "You must be thirsty for laughing too much" Edward quipped.

Fredrick immediately grabbed the brandy that Edward poured, and downed the contents to the toilet. Edward frowned at Fredrick who drank the contents of his glass like a sip of water.

"So, which part don't you understand Captain Edward?" Fredrick smiled curiously as he poured out his glass again.

"Why does everyone feel depressed?" Ask Edward quickly.

One corner of Fredrick's lips pulled upwards, then looked at Edward. "True what His Majesty said, you only understand how to swing a sword."

"Ck! explain it!"

Fredrick chuckled, and quickly downed the contents of the glass into the toilet again. Then start explaining. "How not, Ed. After he struck back Earl Xenas, he punched a king with his little mouth."

"Pressing? what makes His Majesty depressed? and why did His Majesty agree to his request? Ck!, waiting for her brother to return? it could last two to three more years. And in that long span of time, those two families can do anything Fred!"

Fredrick scratched his ear to hear Edward grumbling. "That's the problem, Ed. He offered a lucrative offer but a very dangerous risk. But on the one hand, the offer cornered the King's position so that whatever we chose was all at risk."

"What?" Guman Edward was clueless and full of confusion.

Fredrick was upset to see Edward's stupid face. His hand quickly grabbed the contents of the plate and immediately threw the beans into Edward's face. "You're such a fool, Ed!"

"I'm a fool, so explain it correctly!"

Fredrick clucked in annoyance and looked back at Edward's face. "First of all, she offered an open cooperation by baiting her brother to take part in the marriage. Although we all know, if it's obviously just a pass but, the offer is still very tempting. Because from the beginning the purpose of forced marriage is indeed for that. And from that side when we accept their offer he can scoop up his goal, his definite goal to 'stretch time'. Even though we all can read the slick brain but still, if we refuse it will be just as bad. Because it is like refusing open cooperation that he deliberately made in front of the King's face, and the purpose of this forced marriage is 'bonding' the name will not run completely or it may not even mean anything. Because if we ourselves refuse, they will make excuses as if we ourselves refuse to be attached to them." Fredrick searched with his smile that instantly rose. "He chose reason, words, and timing. He pushed his way out and gave his family a way out, you understand?"

Edward immediately grabbed the contents of his glass and downed the contents, his long breath blowing while massaging his temple. "Little bastard!"

Fredrick nodded. "My dad has an interesting game"

Edward took a deep breath

"Is this decision right, Fred?"

Fredrick winked his shoulders indifferently. "As I've said, whatever the choice is the same, both have great risks but, choosing to accept the offer can still open up great opportunities so that we can hit back."

"If in the waiting time we can pass safely and the marriage takes place. They will inevitably be silent and inevitably have to follow the wishes of the kingdom because there has been an offer of 'open agreement'...."

"But it's not official, what if they dodge?"

"If they want to evade, they have to eliminate the witness, they won't be able to kill"

Edward poured brandy back into Fredrick's glass

"Yeah'..."

Fredrick nodded

"More we have precious prisoners"

Edward nodded and sipped his glass

"We must always monitor the trade sector and the Parliamentary turnaround so as not to fail, we must be really vigilant"

Edward nodded his head again and looked at Fredrick closely

"What about you? you still want to play around?"

Fredrick smiled broadly

"this is interesting Ed"

Fredrick chuckled at Edward's face becoming irritated. Edward looked at Fredrick intently

"Little prisoners are dangerous"

"You're right, he hasn't been in the palace for a week, but the whole palace has been spinning around for him"

"My fuss isn't that! what about your heart? I know you're interested in Fred"

Fredrick laughed

"He's too sweet and innocent to nest here" Fredrick searched and pointed towards his left chest. "I just want to play until I'm satisfied"

Seeing Fredrick's teasing grin, Edward threw a pea in his face that always looked disgusting in his eyes.

"Stop hanging out with that Baron's daughter before your father acts! it's almost 4 years Fred!"

Fredrick blinked his shoulders again

"I'm not playing Ed" Fredrick searched and brought his face closer to Edward's while whispering. "He will be with me forever"

"You're getting married to a jerk!"

This time Edward's face had changed color, the red color on his face clearly showing anger after hearing Fredrick's words. And Fredrick just chuckled with a bunch of thoughts that only he knew.

"Do you want to be here?"

A woman's voice distracts them. A woman in a blue dress with a low chest cut and glowing red hair walked into the lounge beside the knight training camp where Fredrick and Edward were now.

"Of course it's not a pity, why am I lingering with him"

Fredrick got up from the couch. Next to her hand directly embraced the girl's waist and gave a brief kiss on her thick lips

Edward rolled his eyeballs while wagging his hands as if to drive them away.

After Fredrick and the girl came out the door, Edward still looked at Fredrick's brandy glass and muttered

"I now understand why His Majesty chose the youngest"

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