The Three In One Transmigration
#43 - Two Coins
In a meadow near the border north of Bellhaven, a few kilometers from Gramshire, the royal party is camped out and forming barricades. The king, Cael III, also camped there, while his family members returned to the royal castle.
“Paduka,” Said Richard Imberd whispering from behind, while Cael was sitting on a wooden throne chair right in front of him. “Currently, the envoys have been sent to various royalist nobles in Gracehamberd as well as in Bellhaven.”
“Good,” said cael nodded slowly with a smile. “After all, we just need to bully them, because there is no way Duke Willem will disavow my orders that.”
“Is that your only plan, Your Majesty?” Tanya Ulric who was standing to his right. Ulric was a subordinate marquis of Waldengrace, under the surname Holton.
Currently the three of them were discussing the final plan of the king's campaign to get Slatanis out of Duke Bellwyne's grasp.
After hearing Ulric's question, Cael seemed silent as if he was thinking while holding his cheek.
“What if they fight instead?” Tanya Ulric is back.
“That's impossible, Mr. Ulric. Because our family relationship is not just a regular political relationship, but we are already besananan .. so, I am very sure he will certainly carry out my orders with pleasure,” said Cael looked confident.
“The Waldengrace and Waldenfrey family relationship is the same, but the tension between the two is still very vulnerable, O Majesty,” explained Ulric with a worried expression. Given that he was an old man who had been the right hand of the king for two generations, his worried expression seemed to be so wrinkled on his face.
Cael who heard that also squinted his eyes while looking at the worried face of Ulric.
“Do you think I'm doing this just to strengthen my throne? That is by strengthening the elite forces since I ascended the throne, huh??” Cael said in a annoyed tone. “No Mr. Ulric, no. I did all this solely for the sake of our kingdom. You also know for yourself, right, how vulnerable this kingdom is from outside threats? not to mention the two dukes who currently rule the largest region, forging close ties with the two factions that could threaten our sovereignty.”
The kingdom's elite forces have existed since Waldengrace seized the throne several centuries ago. Which was the usefulness of the elite forces themselves, in addition to the overthrow of the previous dynasty, that is also to stand in line with the temple congregations and also stand dominant in front of the kingdoms and other countries as the most loyal servants of the Waldengrace dynasty.
“But in my opinion, giving a threat decree to the only duke family that is still royal to us is not a good idea,” explained Ulric.
“Tsk, if you knew how powerful the witch I was referring to,” Cael stressed.
“I was indeed at the time of the party was not present, because this old body that made me have to rest long in the guest house,” Ulric explained lowered his back, signifying his already vulnerable body. “So please forgive me, Your Majesty, for having missed such a thing.”
Ulric was an elder of the Holton family, which, according to the rules of the noble elders, he should have retired and was spending his life in Joundr. But because he is the only figure who until now is considered the wisest and most trusted figure since the previous generation, then until now he still shakes the right hand of the King. Although the title of Marquis has been passed down to his Son.
“Not ... it's okay,” said Cael.
For a moment he was silent, and suddenly started to stand up. “Mr Richard, how many warriors are active in Bellhaven?” Ask.
“About 12000 active soldiers, Your Majesty, and have not been counted from the number of knights in each noble family,” replied Richard lowered his head. “But of that number of soldiers, we have not ascertained how many will be in alliance with royalist nobles. Even so, I have already estimated how many nobles will join us. That is, there are at least 12 royalist nobles from Bellhaven who are ready to wait for your call, Your Majesty. While the rest, namely 8 of the remaining nobles are still having one family bond with Bellwyne, and they have the rank between Count to Marquis.”
“Then the 12?" ask Cael back.
"They ... between Baron to Viscount," said Richard doubtfully.
“For that ... “ said Richard looked doubtful. “There are 40, and only 2 come with me, Your Majesty. The rest went with my son, Rodrik. While I am a Baron who lives in Joundr and has no territory in Bellhaven.”
“Sial, even your son who has magic immunity has also chosen a party this early? Tsk,” complained Cael with a worried looking face.
“Namun .. but be calm, my lord, for the royalist nobles of bellhaven are also counted more than the Bellwyne faction. And soon .... they will join us,” said Richard trying to control the atmosphere.
“Ya .. hope you are right,” Cael replied, then turned to Ulric. “Because if they fight back instead .. then it will be the day that the Waldengrace dynasty collapses.”
Cael at that second actually risked everything to get a witch who was even immune to the death magic that had been cast by one of his elite troops. He is now completely obsessed with the witch, the red-haired witch Slatanis.
He did not see it directly, but a witch from his elite army gave him a glimpse of what he had witnessed to him. A vision in which shows a chase action between them and the red-haired witch.
Meanwhile, the nobles of the subordinates of waldengrace, Bellwyne and some of Winston had heard of rumors of the treachery of duke Bellwyne. Even the nobles from Waldenfrey who were not present had started to hear the rumors.
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A week later at the great temple of Alundris since rumors of treachery spread, the Grand Cleric Hezekiah is currently holding an afternoon worship service along with the templars and paladins. The Hezekiah who led the service continued to recite the prayers of salvation and the verses of Hamrelith as part of the worship session.
Then a little while later, after the templars and paladins disbanded from the temple, Hezekiah called Fretlen who was also present there.
“After you returned from the north and found no trace of the woman, in fact I have received news of a confusing enough to electrify the world of nobility,” said Hezekiah who still stands in his pulpit, fretlen knelt beneath him.
Fretlen continued to bow obediently while continuing to kneel.
“This news I got from a witch who I had infiltrated in the body of the royal elite troops,” Hezekiah said began to tell. “He said that the witch we've been looking for has been found. He also said that, the witch had sparkling golden wings, magic defenses that were beyond reason, and at that time he watched her was flying away from the palace bellwyne. The witch was named Slatanis. Not only that, a count from Efrana also said the same thing, although he did not witness that he had seen him flying with wings.”
Fretlen kept quiet and listened obediently.
“It seems that he also has a magic ability that makes his horns can disappear, as well as having magic power that is able to destroy hundreds of thousands of monsters with a wide-scale explosion magic,” Hezekiah explained.
Fretlen raised his head, then said, “then, would you be willing to leave that task to me, O Holy One?”
“Before that, you should know what task I want to give,” Hezekiah said with his voice. “It's different as before when its existence only we know. Which means, the task that I am currently giving is .. please finish this woman, do not let the royal party get it.”
“Understand, O Holy One,” said Fretlen bowed deeply.
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