The Last Princess of the Kingdom of Verdant
14.
Tok
“Nona ready?” Kent called from outside Anne's room.
“Iya, let's go.” Anne looks beautiful and more mature in an elegant light blue dress. Although only yesterday Anne was measured, her servants could soon provide a fitting dress.
Kent enters Anne's room and leads her to the dining room. There Chris was waiting while reading something in his hand. Chris was fascinated to see Anne entering the room.
“Wah, Anne are you really only eleven years old? Please sit Anne.” Chris stood up to greet Anne and led her to sit down.
“Sorry I always show my messy self.” Anne blushed to remember her who always seemed messy because of making many trips.
“Hahaha, you always look beautiful even if messy.”
“What are you reading?”
“Oh this? Just some files I found last night. Although some look unimportant, but it seems I managed to find something.”
“What can convince the emperor to help us?”
“Duke Voinn has done a lot and helped in the field of trading in Terra. Although Verdant only has a small sea area, Duke invests heavily in exploration. Duke brought many rare items from outside this continent.”
“Isn't dad's main income from mining?”
“Iya Duke did not benefit much from this exploration. Duke also has several mines in Terra, because the duke has good researchers so that he can find new mines in unexplored places.”
“And the emperor will get twenty percent profit because it is the result of Terra earth. Let's leave immediately for Yunne Castle to find out more.”
“No need miss, butler from Yunne has arrived.” Luke walked into the room with a middle-aged man, who seemed to be the Chief Servant of Yunne Castle.
“Good morning miss Annette. I'm Collin, Chief Maid of Yunne Castle.”
“Good morning Collin, have you had breakfast? After I finish breakfast please meet me in dad's workspace.”
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“Oh Collin, you've been waiting here?”
Anne was a little surprised when she saw Collin in the duke's study. He didn't want Collin to skip his breakfast because of him.
“What's the miss looking for me?”
“Ah, today I will go to the emperor to discuss the matter of Wart's attack. Do you think the emperor will be willing to help?”
“Emperor Terra is not an easy person to persuade, but there is no harm in trying. The emperor will help if it can benefit Terra.”
“Can you help me find a way to persuade the emperor? I know dad played a part in Terra's economy, is that enough?”
“Duke does help Terra a lot, but not with the Kingdom of Verdant. Maybe the emperor will be willing to help if Duke Voinn holds the throne.”
Tok
“Wah y'all have started without me.” Chris came and sat down next to Anne.
“Kak, is it possible for father to be King of Verdant?”
“Of course you can, if other nobles agree to it. Duke Voinn is the younger brother of King Verdant, especially if indeed the entire royal family has been murdered.”
“And indeed the rumors that roamed in Terra were that the entire royal family had been killed, including the family of Duke Voinn.”
“Including my family?” Anne was so shocked she had trouble breathing.
“Sorry miss, I don't mean to make miss worry, but we have to prepare for the worst.”
“No Collin, my father couldn't be - older brother is also very strong. I know they must still be Collin!”
“I'll find out more about this miss.”
“Send as many troops as possible to find my family!”
“Please yourself Anne, this is still a rumor, and most likely wrong. Let's wait for more reliable news from the troops Vininn.”
Chris tried to calm Anne who looked panicked at the rumors. Chris stroked Anne quietly while hearing an explanation from Collin.
“The most important thing is if the Voinn family has survived to occupy the vacant throne.” Collin continued after Anne had calmed down.
“Can't I?”
“Of course it can be Anne, but since you are still not old enough, there will definitely be many who oppose it. It would be better if the duke or one of your brothers seizes the throne.” Chris explained.
“Re-conquering the Kingdom of Verdant requires not only the next successor, but also someone to lead in the ensuing war. If we do not have enough troops and assistance, the emperor will not be willing to help because it is clear he will lose.”
Collin's words were indeed true, who would help the side that was definitely losing? He should be able to rebuild Verdant's army.
“We must be able to prove that there is still a Voinn family that survived. At least because Anne is here, the emperor may be willing to help.”
Chris is convinced by showing that Anne managed to escape, there must be another Voinn family who managed to escape.
“Is there anything that could make Terra's nobles willing to help?” Anne was still doubtful as to what they were prepared for, this would not be enough to make the emperor willing to help.
“Duke keeps proof of cooperation files in his workspace. Maybe we can convince the emperor by showing that there will be many nobles who are willing to help.”
“To my knowledge, the number of Voinn knights in Terra is about two thousand. Reduced by the search team that has been sent, only about a thousand people remain.” Collin as the chief butler in Terra, was definitely aware of the Duke's subordinate count in Terra.
“Let's also collect the files in Yunne Castle .”
“Emperor always receive guests after lunch. You can still retrieve files first.”
“Alright, let's go to there immediately.”
After preparing the files in Porta Castle, they immediately headed for Yunne Castle.
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Yunne Castle was not as far away as they thought, they had arrived before noon, they even had lunch there. Unlike in Porta Castle, it is very visible that the servants in this Castle are much more. The atmosphere in this Castle was also more vibrant, Anne's arrival clearly raised their hopes that the Voinn Family would not collapse.
They immediately headed for the palace after lunch. Although the letter they sent was not necessarily received, seeing them arrive by the train of the Vininn family, the emperor could not possibly ignore his arrival.
“It seems like many other nobles are visiting the palace.”
“Today it looks like there will be a meeting with the nobles. They do it every week,” Collin explains.
“Does that mean we cannot meet the emperor?”
“Not necessarily miss, they usually do meetings in the afternoon.”
They were welcomed by one of the Terra commanders. After checking their identities and innates with a magic tool, they were welcome to enter.
“Please wait in this room first.” They were directed towards a waiting room, away from the nobles who were discussing. The commander then went to announce their arrival to the emperor.
“The nobles of Terra are also definitely discussing about the situation of Verdant. Are there any Duke friends among them Collin?” Chris asked after being convinced there was no one else around them, other than the guards.
“There are several nobles who cooperate with the duke's business, especially in trade and jewelry.”
“Is the duke's business in Terra still running smoothly?”
“All is well, the duke during this time handed to me the authority to supervise and run the existing business in Terra.”
“Good, they will definitely help when their effort is at stake.”
Tok
“Emperor is ready to meet and will meet you in the workspace, please follow me.”
Anne could feel her heart beating so hard. Emperor Terra was famous for being very haughty, it was impossible for these very young people to negotiate with the emperor. Perhaps this was also the reason the emperor wanted to meet more privately, not in front of other nobles.
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