Killan and Lillian went to the meeting with King Orion who was accompanied by Duke Gideon. They sat at the table.
— I'm glad you're here, Lord Killan. One of these days I would like to talk about your temple learning.
— I am honored to have Your Majesty's company.
Killan noticed that the king's concubines had changed, they seemed to be from another country, as they wore different clothes.
— I see that Your Majesty's good taste never changes, where did you get such beautiful girls?
—In the kingdom of Pyxis. I will establish a trade agreement with that kingdom. That's exactly why I summoned Lillian. — replied King Orion.
Lillian remembered, Pyxis was the desert kingdom, possessing incredible wealth in gold and jewels. However, as they had a very arid territory, they needed to establish commercial agreements to obtain supplies.
King Orion handed a box to Lillian, she opened it and was surprised, it was a beautiful jewel.
— The king of Pyxis sent this jewel as a gift to you.... However, I cannot hand over my only successor. So I sent an emissary informing him of the refusal and reminding him of the inferiority of their kingdom. said Orion.
— The kingdom of Pyxis has three crown princes. It would not be more appropriate for them to send one of them to be the princess's concubine. The positions would be reversed. And they would be our subordinates. — said Gideon.
— This would be a good resolution.... Lillian, you already have two concubines, a third wouldn't make any difference.
— Your Majesty, I can go to the kingdom of Pyxis in person if you wish. said Gideon.
— "If I don't do anything it will be the same as the dream. I need to do something! I need to prevent Prince Ravi from being chosen, so I can escape Gideon's trap."
Lillian thought for a moment, she needed to escape this situation.
— Would your Majesty allow me to be the representative? If I go in person, we could establish a more friendly relationship with the Pyxis kingdom. And besides, Lord Killan could find out which prince could benefit us the most by observing their magical gift.
— Seeing you take an interest in the kingdom's affairs fills me with pride. — said King Orion.
— Princess Lillian, you have never been interested in government affairs, why now? — asked Gideon worriedly.
— Because I want to choose my concubine myself, after all, the last copies you brought me didn't please me. Since I will have to choose one. Better be the most skilled.
— I allow you to go. Choose the best. — said the king, amused.
The king was absent accompanied by his concubines. Duke Gideon turned to Lillian, standing next to her seat.
— Why did you decide to interfere? You were never interested in that.
— Duke Gideon, if I'm going to wear something, I need to know it fits perfectly. Or do you want to test them for me?
Gideon turned his back to Lillian as he spoke through gritted teeth.
— You are completely vulgar.
And he left in anger.
Lillian and Killan were left alone, they enjoyed the meal, but soon, Killan questioned.
— Since when do you trust me to go to another country alone?
— Measures need to be taken.
Killan found it interesting, Lillian reversed a situation in her favor.
Issac was waiting for them in the office and they informed him about the meeting.
— I will go with Killan to the kingdom of Pyxis, I will need to choose a concubine to establish an alliance with that kingdom.
— Do you already know who your concubine will be? — asked Issac worried.
— I know who I won't choose.
...
Duke Gideon wanted to reestablish his control over the government, he was wanting to get rid of Issac as he thought he was responsible for Lillian's move.
— "Since that man arrived, the princess has been acting different.... I need to find a way for Lillian to give up on him. "
Gideon then went to seek information from the people who came from the Lynx kingdom. He requested his knight to investigate, as he was going to interrogate them. The knight brought two people who used to work in the castle.
— Give me information about the prince of your kingdom.
Gideon was sitting on a chair, while holding a whip. The two people were kneeling before him.
— What would you like to know about, Your Excellency? — asked person 1, very afraid that he would activate the submission magic.
- All! Relationships, personality...
They didn't say anything, so Gideon swung the whip next to person 1.
— Prince Issac had a suitor before coming to this kingdom.
Person 2 stared disapprovingly, as if he couldn't have said that.
— He had this suitor since he was 15 years old.
— Tell me more about this.
Duke Gideon was extremely interested.