The Thousand Year Dynasty
18. Release of Throne IV
Two weeks later Lucia again meets with her uncle Sebastian to resume their pending talks.
"I still haven't changed my uncle's intentions"
"Why do you have to do this? You want me to be considered as no-nonsense to protect you in front of my late brother and his wife?"
"I'm sorry uncle" Lucia lowered her head then kept silent.
"And who will keep you far away at the far end of Luc's northern landmass? I don't want to risk it" Sebastian still can't accept Lucia's wishes.
Lucia immediately looked for an idea to get approval from her uncle. Then suddenly she thought of Lily and Val.
"Uncle doesn't have to worry, because I'm in Miss Lily's protection"
"Who is Miss Lily?"
"The legendary hero of Yllgarian the White Lightning, Miss Lilian" Lucia replied quickly. Then he smiled as he managed to find the exit of this problem.
"What did you say?" His mother sounded annoyed because she thought Lucia was just talking.
"I have been with him for the last three months. And the plan will continue with him until the future" explained Lucia hurriedly.
"How come? Your words just don't make any sense, Luc. Miss Lilian is in the south, in the Old Forest now. That's also according to reports from a few decades ago" Sebastian frowned while leaning his body backward. "And how did he meet you?" Then later.
"That's because we accidentally met while we were at the border of the land of Pharos. He was asked by the Oracle to return to this northern land by carrying out the task"
"Tasking? What kind of task is that?" This time Sebastian's face changed a little because he heard the word Oracle mentioned.
"I don't know uncle. It's Miss Lilian's duty directly from the Oracle, I dare not ask" Lucia Lied. He does that to keep Aksa and Nata out of trouble.
"But during this task he was ready to be with me always"
"What is building this city including the duties of the Oracle?"
"Not uncle, it's purely an idea of my own. Miss Helen's plan is also to lend some of her knights to look after my uncle. So uncle need not worry about my safety in the land of Pharos" Lucia tried desperately to convince the uncle.
"Uncle can meet him later after he came here, if uncle does not believe. Now he is in Baltra village to visit his old friend" Lucia added.
"Hm" the uncle narrowed his eyes as if suspicious. Then after a long silence he finally decided, "it's fine if it is so. I can't change your decision. I'll give you fifty soldiers to guard the territory. At least you will be safe from bandits and beasts" he replied later. "But when I've met Miss Lilian" he added.
A smile appeared on Lucia's face, "Thank you uncle"
"You are stubborn. Go take care of everything"
"Thank you uncle. I resign" said Lucia happily.
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Less than three weeks later, Pharos' land management was completed. It has been decided that Lucia will get from the kingdom a number :
50 Soldiers
80 Slaves
A Castle on the west coast, the,
Along with the castle there is also;
20 Servants
15 Employees
Then 2,000,000 pieces of gold,
And the land of Pharos.
For the nobles the prize was too small to be exchanged for the position of a queen. And many noble families regretted and judged Lucia badly for her decision. But Lucia doesn't care.
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And a week after that the abdication of his throne, and the appointment of his uncle as a legitimate king was carried out.
The procession of abdication was carried out in front of the square in front of the royal palace. Attended almost everyone in Kotaraja. Starting from the nobles who sat on the second floor balcony surrounding the square. Then the soldiers and knights were lined up in his square. Until the people who stood right behind the line of soldiers and knights earlier.
Lucia and the king, along with the chief priest of the Falling Star temple, were standing on a third-floor balcony, right in front of the palace square. Jean and Caspian stood a little further behind Lucia. And Seifer and Edea stood a little further behind Sebastian. The rest of the few palace soldiers who stood guarding the door and the corner of the balcony.
They carried out a procession of removing the crown from Lucia and passing it to the king guided by the priestess of the Falling Star temple.
This crown is not the crown commonly worn by Sebastian during his tenure as a substitute king. This crown looks bigger. With a width of more than four fingers lined up. Made of pure gold that has a tapered shape in eight places symmetrically. In each tapered piece were shimmering diamonds.
And after the king received the crown, immediately boisterous cheers and applause were heard echoing all over the square.
Lucia slowly stepped back away from the balcony as the king had just begun his speech. Lucia was relieved. It was as if his burden had been lifted all along. He looked at Jean and Caspian. Then smile.
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