After what happened in the conference room, the emperor could only wait for news from the messenger, but he was really worried about the fact that the marquis had threatened to give his support to Arek, something that could be detrimental to him, because other nobles could follow him, especially now that the rumors about Rowan still stand, because although at first he did not go to war because he was sick, today he has been seen well and still does not go to the battlefield.
The empress, present there, was also worried, she could not lose Rowan's commitment to Katerina, not when they have not even found the true saint, because even though they have been searching for years, she still does not appear and the only clue they had, was useless, the place where they saw a young woman who seemed to have divine power, was abandoned and nobody knew where the family had gone.
The messenger announced his return and upon being before the emperors, he gave them back the letter sent, while telling them that in the Flower Villa, Katerina was not there, even the servants told him that she left a year ago.
"Damn it... how dare that girl do this to us? She has a commitment to fulfill." shouted the furious empress.
"I will have them find her and bring her by force if necessary, the marquis cannot break his word, he accepted the commitment." mentioned the emperor.
And it is that years ago, before Katerina changed her soul, the marquis accepted that commitment because his daughter insisted, of course, under the influence of her mother, but that is something that no one else will know. The empress no longer knew what to do, Rowan was only losing support from the nobles and although the emperor himself gives him the throne, the nobles can put too much pressure to prevent Rowan from being treated as emperor and more if there is the possibility of someone else from the family taking that place and the empress is not willing to allow Arek to ascend the throne.
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On the other hand, Arek had received a letter, one that indicated the place he should go, so he had some soldiers accompany him, the appointed place was a town a couple of hours from the camp, of course, flying, because on horseback it would take a whole day. After arriving in the village, he ordered his guards to wait, while he went to a mansion on the outskirts of the village, upon arriving, a maid led him to the private room, where upon entering, the doors closed.
"Who would have thought that the boy I met years ago, is now such an attractive man."
Arek approached upon hearing the feminine voice, it was calm and with a touch of flirtation. As he stood before the owner of that voice, Arek had been fascinated by the beauty of that young woman, that blond hair shone like strands of gold and made a perfect combination with those blue eyes, sharp and full of malice.
"Lady Rosesky...you are...beautiful..."
Arek's heart would not stop pounding, he felt an incomparable emotion having her before him, that girl he longed to see, was now right before his eyes. Katerina walks close to him and bows.
"I appreciate your compliment and I must say I did not expect to meet such an attractive man..." Katerina did not hesitate to run her hand over Arek's cheek.
He holds her hand to keep her from pulling away and closes his eyes, enjoying that warm caress. Katerina for her part, was attentive to Arek's reactions and could notice the interest he showed in her.
"You do not know how much I longed to see you and now here you are, before me."
"So it is, I am also pleased to see you, Your Highness. I presume you already know about the little help I have given them."
"Yes, but there was no need to expose yourself. If it is too dangerous, do not expose yourself, I would not bear it if something happened to you."
Arek brings Katerina's hand to his lips and leaves a kiss on the back of it.
"Nothing will happen to me, Your Majesty, and helping you gives you an advantage, so the war can end soon."
"I wish that were so, but it never seems to end. Even though I have the Rose Squad and good mages, the enemy is also powerful, and I... my power is limited..."
"I know, but it does not matter, with or without that power you will win this war. I told you before, didn't I? You will be victorious."
"You have too much confidence in me, so I will not waste your support," he affirmed with some confidence.
Katerina also tells him that she knows that the emperor has limited his supplies, so she took certain precautions regarding that issue, so the necessary supplies should already be on their way.
"Jane has never disappointed me. You will have what you need soon, in the meantime, we must distribute well what the emperor sent."
"No doubt, you will have my loyalty forever, my lady," Arek assures her.
"That's what I like, a loyal man, is what anyone would want."
Katerina gets up from her chair to walk towards where Arek is and gently caresses his cheek and leans in, leaving a kiss on his forehead.
"Let this war end and let us take the throne of Lutzalya."
"So be it..." Arek takes the young woman's hand again and kisses the back of it.
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A thunderous explosion was heard in an area of the palace, the guards immediately began to mobilize. When the emperor looked for the chief of the guard to ask for information, he told him that there was a fire, but that the palace supplies had been stolen, there was nothing left because what the thief could not take, was burned and within hours it is announced that several nobles have suffered the same robbery.
But, that robbery was not the worry, because at night, a heavy snowfall had fallen in the capital, a very inexplicable snowfall, because they were still in spring. By day, in the palace, they were already worried because the palace and several nobles had been left without supplies, and with the snowfall, they will not be able to have more crops. Given this, the emperor initiated an order where commoners and nobles must donate part of their supplies to the palace. This caused a great uproar, many commoners barely have enough to get through a few months and now they want to take it away from them. The emperor even learned that the marquis did not suffer any robbery, so he asked for a donation from him.
"I am afraid, Your Majesty, that my supplies are on their way to the battlefield, my daughter asked me for help, because for more than five months, the troops have not received supplies."
At this, the council began to murmur, it was not possible that the emperor would leave his troops without supplies.
"What does that mean, Marquis? Are you accusing us of abandoning our troops?" asked the empress angrily.
"You have touched on that subject, Your Majesty, I would never insinuate such a thing." replied the marquis with a slight smile.
The empress remained silent as she saw how the council reacted by looking at her with disapproval.
"Even if I send supplies, you must have some left... those who did not suffer the robbery, must share."
"And my people? Shall I leave them without food to feed others? I am afraid, Your Majesty, that my territory comes first, the solution to this problem is entirely your responsibility and I do not believe that taking from those who barely have enough is the solution, at this rate, people will die, what is the use of fighting a war if you are going to starve your people to death anyway?" asked the marquis.
Definitely the man was leaving the emperor without any argument, and of course, others joined him, like the marquis, they cannot give what little they have to solve the emperor's problem, each one is in charge of taking care of their territory and not that of others. The emperors were furious, because they had a warehouse of extra supplies, but they want to keep it for the palace, if they give it up, they will be left with less and they do not know how long this snowfall will last, because not even the temple people have an answer about what happened.
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