Shortly after the council has ended, Stefanie dismissed herself earlier than she made her approach for the citadel’s terrace, overlooking the attractive metropolis of Benice, one of many few cities to nonetheless be shinning brightly as soon as the solar disappears.

After the quick burst of euphoric pleasure on the finish of the council, Stefanie determined to easily loosen up by having fun with the nighttime spectacle.

Lights made by the braziers unfold throughout the town nearly rivalled the lights made by the celebs within the sky whereas the sounds of retailers and merchants engaged in enterprise and commerce could possibly be barely heard within the background.

This sight reminded Stefanie of her kingdom’s capital metropolis, Karkow which equally to Benice additionally had a energetic nightlife.

Maybe, it reminded her an excessive amount of of Karkow.

Quickly, Stefanie felt some joyful tears type in her eyes whereas a smile grew on her face as she reminisced in her moments again in Porrand.

“Rattling… these… these had been good instances… all the pieces was good…”

Nonetheless, these feeling of nostalgic happiness was shortly changed by bitter contempt as she moved on from her candy nostalgic recollections to her newer current recollections of ache and anguish.

“These damned despicable demons…”

Inside moments, Stefanie subconsciously grasped the hilt of her sword. The identical sword that was gifted to her by her father. In a low voice, Stefani began to strengthen her resolve.

“Don’t be concerned father. I’ll avenge you.”

As Stefanie stated this, she turned her gaze away from the town and in direction of the northern stars.

“I’ll avenge our folks. Even when it means the loss of life of me. That a lot I can promise.”

“So it might appear that the resolve you will have proven throughout the council wasn’t purely only for present. You really imagine in what you might be doing…”

Though Stefanie hoped to get pleasure from this evening by herself, it might appear that her want wouldn’t be granted. After sighing to herself, Stefanie turned to look on the proprietor of the voice who spoke up behind her earlier than continuing to reply him.

Judging from the person’s outfit and selection of equipment, Stefanie guessed that he must be a noble who hailed from the Fench empire.

“After all I do. I am unable to presumably think about doing something much less. In any other case how else may I presumably hope to return to my homeland and not using a heavy burden in my coronary heart? Both I return triumphantly or I do not return in any respect.”

The person solely nodded earlier than he went to ask Stefanie a query.

“And what do you propose to do with the Drussian invaders when you efficiently returned to Porrand and liberated it from their grasps?”

Stefanie did not know why, however for some motive this man irritated her. After a brief second handed, she answered the person’s query.

“I’ll do no matter I see match. The pope has given me the power command the campaign with full and utter impunity because the campaign’s chief. Should you search to reside a protracted life, then I recommend that you do not bar my approach.”

“It appears you misunderstood. You will have my full help to your campaign. I can’t enable for the Imperium of Drussia to proceed to persist.”

Stefanie’s eyebrows rose in confusion in response to the person’s reply.

“Can’t enable the Imperium to proceed to persist? What do you imply by that?”

“Enable me to clarify.”

The person stored his calm composure as he spoke. He did not appear overbearing nor did he seem timid.

“The Imperium is constructed on the muse of xenophobia. This a lot is widespread data. Nonetheless, there may be extra to their ideology than they’re letting on, my spies advised me that one of many Imperium’s core tenets revolve round how all Drussians have to unite to fight their overseas enemies.”

The person sighed solemnly earlier than he continued.

“The existence of such a nation which adheres to such rules would threaten not solely katholic pursuits inside the continent however the stability of the continent as a complete. You might not know this, however their incursion of Porrand was solely the start… who is aware of what they are going to do subsequent.”

The extra the person spoke, the extra that Stefanie understood his intentions.

“Thus the Imperium should be promptly eradicated lest we undergo the catastrophic penalties… As a noble it’s my obligation to protect the way forward for my folks however my present circumstances restrict my capacity to do something significant to the Imperium… as such…”

“You want another person to do it for you. Fear not. I guarantee you that with this new military, I’ll crush the Drussians and I’ll skewer their emperor’s head onto a pike!”

The person nodded in response to Stefanie.

“I simply wished to examine the depths of your resolve. I can’t afford for the chief of this campaign to achieve defeating the Drussians just for them to falter on the finish. That is in case you even succeed within the first place…”

Stefanie felt her jaw drop in awe when she heard the person’s reply. She simply couldn’t imagine that somebody, nobleborn they could be could present even the slightest little bit of disrespect to her; Stefanie Geinen Naftes, a to-be queen of an important kingdom.

“You… you da-“

“You appear to share the identical traits as your father. Brash. Reckless. Silly. Truly… I’d say that you just’re even worse than your father. And look the place he’s now?”

If Stefanie’s anger was solely a small flame of a candle earlier than, then now it might be enough to say her anger has turn out to be a blazing inferno that consumed all the pieces in its path.

In actual fact her coronary heart was crammed with full, pure, unadulterated rage which was solely barely being stored in examine by her years of noble conditioning which taught her how a princess must act.

And but, even then, it was nonetheless not sufficient.

Quickly her beforehand calm manner was shortly changed with unrelenting rage as she shouted on the high of her lungs on the man.

“How impudent!!! How dare you! HOW DARE YOU! You are fortunate that I’ve different, rather more vital issues to cope with fairly than you!”

Though Stefanie’s rage has solely barely subsided, she shortly quietened all the way down to her common quantity of voice but she made certain that she stored her commanding and domineering tone and aura.

“The subsequent time you insult me, or my father or my kingdom, I can promise you that I cannot be so forgiving.”

What adopted after was a quick second of silence as the person continued to blankly stare at Stefanie, his composure utterly unfazed by her threats. Unable to tolerate the silence and insolence, Stefanie as soon as once more discovered herself shouting in anger.

“Effectively aren’t you going to say one thing?! A minimum of apologise to your insolence!”

Nonetheless, to Stefanie’s chagrin, she acquired no response from the person.

“How insolent can an individual be… Do not you dar-“

“Your highness, we’ve acquired extra information from the north! We have to talk about issues with you urgently!”

Earlier than Stefanie may totally reprimand the person for his impudence, she was as an alternative interrupted by a uncommon feminine knight who apparently had vital information to inform her.

“It seems that you’re wanted elsewhere. Regardless of, I not have anything to debate with you… Might God bless you in your endeavours.”

“Wait!”

Simply earlier than he may go away nevertheless, he was stopped by Stefanie’s shout.

“You possibly can’t simply go away after the impudence you simply displayed! I’m princess Stefanie Geinen Naftes! Quickly to be monarch of the Kingdom of Porrand! I demand you to inform me your title!”

The person stood in silence for a second earlier than he turned his head to catch a glimpse of Stefanie out of the nook of his eyes as he answered her.

“Alexandre Girard Erdnaxela.”

“As soon as I’m finished with the Imperium I promise you I’ll make you perceive the results of your insolence.”

The person’s solely response to Stefanie was to proceed staring blankly at her out of the nook of his eye earlier than he answered in a seemingly uncaring voice.

“That’s famous.”

Earlier than he left.

Stefanie could not cease herself from gritting her enamel collectively in anger, this ‘Alexandre’ has really left a foul style in her mouth.

Nonetheless, this does completely nothing to alter her targets.

After calming down, Stefanie remembered the knight that appeared earlier than her. If she remembered appropriately then this knight’s title was ‘De.’

“I imagine that you just stated that you just had information for me?”

In response, De made a brief bow earlier than she answered in a considerably nervous voice.

“Ah sure. The… the state of affairs in Porrand has… properly it has modified…”

“How so?”

When De was questioned by Stefanie, she appeared round nervously earlier than she answered with an anxious voice.

“Effectively… I recommend that we return to our non-public quarters earlier than we-“

“Reply my rattling query!”

Though De was shocked by Stefanie’s sudden outburst, she nonetheless compelled herself to reply Stefanie after nervously gulping.

“The Porrish nobles that we left in Porrand… They reached a consensus with the Durssians with out your authority.”

“WHAT!? What did they do?!”

With out even realizing it, Stefanie grabbed De by the collar. With a slight look of concern in her eyes, De as soon as once more compelled herself to reply Stefanie.

“They agreed to cede half of Porrand to Drussia and for what remained of the Kingdom of Porrand to turn out to be a protectorate to the Imperium of Drussia…”

In sheer disbelief of what she simply heard, Stefanie was left nearly utterly speechless.

“These treacherous…”

When De noticed Stefanie’s expression, a form of involved expression on her face changed the glint of concern in her eyes as she questioned Stefanie.

“Your highness… Are you alri-“

“Traitors! All of them! Traitors!”

Nonetheless, Stefanie shortly made it apparent that she was not alright. Quickly, all of the anger stored deep inside Stefanie’s coronary heart has damaged forth, shortly changing into a show of unadulterated rage and fury as she as soon as once more screamed on the high of her lungs.

“Rattling all of them! I will kill them! After I destroy that damned Imperium I will kill them! I’LL KILL THEM ALL!”

Astonished by Stefanie’s sudden temper change, De tried to deal with the state of affairs.

“Your highness, this isn’t the second to lose your self to your mood. Please keep in mind what yo-“

“I will kill all of them! AaaaaAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAaaAaAhHhHhhhHHHH!”

Though De tried her greatest, her makes an attempt shortly proved to be futile as she was ignored and interrupted by Stefanie.

Stefanie can really not comprise her anger anymore.

In any case, this was speculated to be her second of triumph.

She succeeded in her first mission of uniting a military sturdy sufficient to liberate Porrand.

She was speculated to be joyful.

So why did issues need to take a flip for the worst?

Now Stefanie’s coronary heart was seethed with rage as she needed to cope with two complications in a row.

The previous was a minor insolent fench idiot that she may cope with later whereas the latter is a big assortment of treacherous nobles that she could not imagine that she or her father trusted.

Quickly, the tranquil ambiance of the town of Benice was pierced by the livid shrieks of a screaming banshee.