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Chapter 42 - The Princess Mourns One week after the battle of Fort Bryden, I was still busy dealing with the aftermath. Even if it was a crushing victory for House Maxwell, the soldiers and the fortress were certainly not unharmed. The dead had to be properly honored, the fortress repaired, the prisoners dealt with — too many things to do, too little time. As heir to the Margrave, I took the lead in organizing all of the above. Finally, when the preparations reached a satisfactory point, I went to my…
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Chapter 4 - History Moves the Kingdom As Well Lamperouge kingdom, royal palace. A certain ceremony was scheduled for that day. In the throne hall, nobles from throughout the kingdom had gathered: all neatly kneeling at the sides of the gorgeous red carpet laid in the middle, bowing towards the throne. I was watching them from my seat. “Such a number of nobles together is quite the sight indeed. Very different from the battlefield.” All of them were powerful and influential figures in the kingdom, each…
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Chapter 41 - Unchanged City, Changed People The Garnet Kingdom was a small island state located on the eastern side of the Southern Archipelago. Because of its trade and cultural exchanges with the Huang Dynasty, the country spanning the eastern side of the continent, the unique southern lifestyle of the island states in Garnet blended with Huang’s oriental culture. In Garnet’s streets it was possible to find banners and boards both in southern alphabet and “Huanzi”, a type of characters…
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Chapter 16 - The Young Sword Saint It was almost evening, quite close to the time the town gates would be closed for the night, when I managed to slip inside the city perimeter. I hopped down from my steed and walked with him inside the capital — it was my first visit in months. The last time I came was for the coronation ceremony of the current king, Sulley Lamperouge. Easily the largest city in the kingdom, the capital was teeming with people, as usual: there was barely any sunlight left, but the main…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 2 - A Flower in the Changing Room The royal martial tournament, held every year in the royal capital of the Lamperouge Kingdom, was a tradition hailing from the reign of the first King. The founding king of Lamperouge had united the other local lords under his command, through military force, and drove away the Baal Empire and other foreign powers from the current kingdom’s territory. The first king strongly believed that all citizens had the duty to hone their…
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Chapter 32 - Demons of Suspicion and Imperial Frenzy “Ghah…!!” “Your Highness!?” The blade of the messenger turned assassin had been intercepted by Lars, using his own upper arm. While he had glaring faults as a commander, he was undoubtedly a first-class warrior. The training he received since childhood from the “Brave General” Bjorc Zagann bore fruit: the imperial prince managed to stop the attack with the least amount of damage. “Get away from our Prince!!” “Ha…h!?” Seeing blood…
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Chapter 22 - A Long Journey’s Reward I navigated through the maze-like stone alleys of Thebes, finally climbing a slope and reaching a large building. I approached the young soldier standing guard in front of the gate — though he seemed to not have much to do these days. “Hey there, do you have a moment?” “Hn? Who are you? This is the Margrave’s residence. Do not approach unless you have a good reason!” “I’d like to pay a visit to the Margrave, actually.” “Whaat? His Lordship is…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 3 - The Black Lion of the West Echidna and I walked down the arena’s corridor, with her butler in tow. The arena had been built by the first king of Lamperouge, so it was already over 100 years old: the typical moldy smell of old buildings pricked my nostrils. As we proceeded down the corridor we eventually found a familiar face. Golden hair, dark complexion: a young man with an appearance you’d rarely see around the royal capital. “Ah.” “Hm,” We…
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