rise of empire total war

Chapter 49 Sophia's Decision
The next day, Richard left Ravana City with the early general guards and headed east to Luwen City.

Before setting off, Richard asked someone to convey his thoughts to Lawrence and Burris: since he was not yet an adult, he had no idea about marriage at the moment.It was a polite refusal.

After that, he embarked on a new journey.

Before he had gone far, Richard met an acquaintance, but he was not exactly an acquaintance, it was just a chance meeting at a banquet.He was Gil Joyce, the gallant knight who had been made a new baron before Richard.

When Richard saw him, the new baron was riding down the Broadstone Avenue with one of his squires, a poor knight despite his noblemanship—a horse A horse, a shield, a long sword, a lance, and a sack containing belongings or other things were all his property.

He looks poor on the outside, but his cloth bag is actually full of gold and silver rewarded by King Harlaus, which is enough for him to squander for several years.

If I remember correctly, the fiefdom of the new baron Jill is in the territory of Sorenburg, south of Leuwen. Richard had the idea of ​​walking with him, and then put it into action.
"Of course there is no problem, Your Highness Richard."

After learning about Richard's intentions, Jill said respectfully.He had fought side by side with the Nordic Tomahawk cavalry in the war, and he was deeply impressed by those ferocious foreign knights, and he naturally respected their lord unconsciously.

Although even if he didn't witness the performance of the Nordic Tomahawk cavalry, he would be very respectful to Richard.

With the participation of Baron Gill and Baron Gill, Richard's journey has become a little more interesting.

At the same time, Lawrence and Burris, who learned of Richard's reply, got together again. When they could not use marriage to form an alliance with Richard, a conspiracy against him gradually sprouted in Lawrence's mind.

But before he raised it, Boris, who was still sensible, stopped him in time: "I still think that you should not take hostile actions against Richard unless you have to. If he sees it through, you will set up a big enemy for yourself. "

"Then what do you say we should do," Lawrence asked.

"Since Richard doesn't accept the marriage, we'll send people directly to him, so he can't do anything if he wants to refuse." Burris spread his hands, "At the same time, it can also play a role in monitoring him, and his actions Report to us in advance."

"This method is good." Lawrence nodded in agreement, but then asked a new question: "Compared with Stephanie and Sophia, which one do you think is more suitable?"

"Of course I chose Sophia." Burris couldn't laugh or cry. "My dear brother, Richard's potential is very deep. Whoever marries him will get a huge boost."

"To be honest, I still think that Stephanie should be married to him. After that, no matter what happens in the future, he will fight for Stephanie to protect your throne."

"Then I'll get Stephanie ready right away to find Richard in Leuven City."

After Lawrence finished speaking, he hugged his brother a little moved, "Boris, I am very touched by your support."

"This is the sacred oath I made since I was a child, my dear brother, I will always support you."

"The oath I made when I was young..." Hearing Burris mention this matter, Lawrence seemed to remember the past, slowly let go of his brother, and said, "You can still remember the oath you made when you were a child, but Bandak didn't Completely forgotten, we are strangers.”

"Ugh……"

As the two sighed, they slowly recalled the past decades ago. At that time, they were just ignorant children who were ignorant of the outside world. They looked at power as if they were looking at waste leaves on the side of the road.

At that time, they may have gradually understood their status from the words and deeds of the servants around them, but they still didn't care. Instead, they each made a ridiculous oath—Lawrence vowed to protect his younger brother and subjects forever, Burris and Ben Darke vowed to be loyal and support Lawrence forever.

The vows made in childhood were extremely fragile, and after only a few years, as the three of them grew older, they were finally broken.Bundak showed his ambition to fight for the position of crown prince, and Lawrence was forced to fight back to protect his position.

Only Boris silently kept his oath and supported his brother as always.

……

Facing Lawrence's request, his beloved daughter Stephanie agreed without much consideration. The beautiful and generous princess only brought a team of royal cavalry and a few maids, and followed Richard to the strange city of Leuven.

What she didn't know was that a few minutes after leaving the city gate, a figure reported her itinerary to Princess Sophia.

Sophia's dislike for Stephanie started when she was a child, and the latter has been compared with her since she was a child. Don't think that there will be no children from other people's families in the royal family. The essence is still the same.

It was precisely because of the countless comparisons that Sophia felt disgusted and compared with her sister. She began to compare everything with Stephanie, whether it was the mastery of royal etiquette or the religious scripture "Holy Scroll". I understand, they are all compared by her, but basically she is slightly disadvantaged.

At the same time, the attitudes of the people around her and Stephanie also greatly stimulated her. After all, Stephanie is the eldest daughter of His Highness the Crown Prince, and the eldest princess will exist in the future, while Sophia is only the daughter of the second prince. can be counted as collateral.

Various reasons made Sophia's dislike for Stephanie more profound. Although she didn't show it on the surface, she was a close sister in the eyes of outsiders, but she kept making small moves in private.

This time she finally found a chance to overwhelm Stephanie—that is to marry Richard. As long as she can marry Richard, who is currently the most popular in the kingdom, Stephanie, who is regarded as a candidate with her, will be will be overshadowed.

In addition, Richard's status as the orthodox heir to the Winster Kingdom moved her even more.According to her thinking, with Richard's ability, she might be able to restore the Stuart dynasty's rule in her lifetime, and she would also become the most dazzling woman in the entire kingdom.

"I'm going too, I'm going to find Richard too, I can't let that woman Stephanie get ahead of me!"

Sophia clenched her fists and said firmly.

(End of this chapter)