In addition to sending a formal reply to Roland Wimbledon, he also wrote a personal letter to Edith. In the letter, he tactfully expressed his thoughts — the young king had not chosen a queen, and if he could further his relationship with Roland, he would feel more at ease.
There was no real love in a political marriage, or rather, love was not the main character. There was no doubt about this for the Pearl of the Northern Region. He believed that this was an excellent opportunity, especially since there would be no more power of enfeoffment in the future, which meant that the king would become the only noble in the whole of Graycastle, and the queen's status would naturally be extraordinary.
Carr believed that his daughter could read his mind.
However, not only did His Majesty not reply, but Edith also did not reply.
"Don't tell me it's because you don't like him." The Duke poured himself a third cup of black tea. "I've never seen you like anyone, and it doesn't matter at all... Since you used to consider Timothy, why don't you consider Roland now?"
"That's not the same, father."
"What's the difference? Aren't we both kings?"
Edith closed the notebook and said, "Timothy needs a reliable ally in the Northern Region, or rather, a subordinate, and the way to ensure his loyalty is through marriage. If I don't agree, he'll kick the Kant family out of the way and support someone who is willing to obey him. In other words, if I don't become the queen, the status of our family will be in jeopardy, and we can't do anything about it. So at that time, I could only delay it. If Roland and his Western Region completely failed, then I would follow the rules of the game among the nobles and marry into the palace. But... Roland doesn't need it. "
"What do you mean by 'doesn't need it'?"
"He chose me because of my ability, not because of the things behind me... Family, territory, and wealth are not important in his eyes." His daughter stroked the hanging ends of her hair. "Since the nobles and rules no longer exist, why should I restrict myself to those old rules?"
"Do you know?" She continued, "In the City Hall of Neverwinter, there are only a few officials of noble origin — most of them are ordinary civilians who have been selected through rounds of examinations. I have to admit that they are terrible in most aspects, but at least when it comes to doing their job, they are not much worse than ordinary nobles. "
"This is His Majesty's new rule. As long as you can complete his work, you don't have to worry about losing your position. Therefore, you should also get rid of your old ways as soon as possible and adapt to the City hall's new policy, so as not to drag me down. "
"But even so, it's not bad for you to be queen." The duke still did not want to give up. "You can still show your ability and give birth to a prince for him. In this way, the Kant family will become an inseparable ally of the royal family, and your brother will have a guarantee in the future."
"I …" Edith showed a rare look of hesitation. "I'm afraid I can't do that."
"Why?"
"His Majesty … He seems to believe in love."
The Duke frowned. "He already has someone in mind?"
"Yes, a witch."
"What?" He wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
"Scroll said that His Majesty will marry a witch," Edith said frankly. "And Scroll is also a witch. She works in City hall as the Minister of Education."
"Political marriage?" Carr could only think of this answer. "But this is too … ridiculous. Witches can't have children!"
"It's not a political marriage, it's just because he likes the witch." She leaned back in her chair and played with the quill in her hand. "Yes, in this future marriage, love will be the main character. It sounds unbelievable, but I don't know why, after a month of contact with him, I kind of believe it."
"Why?"
"Feeling." His daughter curled up the corner of her mouth. "You'll understand when you meet him. He's the least noble I've ever seen."
"What about the heir?"
"As long as you want to solve it, there's always a way to solve it." Edith shook her head. "But that's not a problem we should care about, and we can't intervene in it."
*****
Iron Axe led a group of officers to patrol between the crisscrossing trenches.
The trenches were mainly used to avoid the enemy's spear throwing or other long-range attacks. According to His Majesty's instructions, they were divided into several trenches, each spaced 20 to 30 meters apart. The horizontal trenches were connected by longitudinal trenches so that soldiers could pass through them. There were also wooden stakes and barbed wire on the ground to prevent the enemy from breaking through quickly. The machine gun forts were set up on both sides of the battlefield. In the front was a low bunker, and in the back was a towering tower, forming a high and low firepower net with intersecting shooting angles.
Behind the trenches was the artillery position, where 50 12-pound field cannons stood side by side. Further back was the firing area reserved for the 152 mm Longsong Cannons.
In order to ensure the progress of the project, Iron Axe specially applied for Maggie's express transportation from His Majesty to transport Lotus to Deepvalley Town in advance.
Just by looking at the hidden danger of the position, the commander of the First Army felt that victory was already in his hands.
They came to the end of the position and looked at the gray-brown mountains in the distance.
This place was located at the foot of the Impassable Mountain Range, which was the only way to go down the mountain. Less than a mile ahead was the steep Impassable Mountain Range.
Coldwind Ridge was located halfway up the mountain.
Its strategic significance was similar to that of Border Town. It was mainly built to monitor Hermes. Once the beacon was lit in the city, many villages in the Northern Region and the nearest Deepvalley Town would receive the warning.
It would take a day and a half to reach the ambush site from Coldwind Ridge, so the First Army had plenty of time to prepare for the battle.
"Can't we evacuate the townspeople from Coldwind Ridge in advance?" Brian, who had followed him to familiarize himself with the battlefield, could not help but ask. "Holy City may turn them into the first batch of berserkers to attack the front."
"That will alert the enemy. We can't take this risk before the position is fully set up," Iron Axe replied expressionlessly. "Coldwind Ridge is too close to Holy City, so it can only be used as a bait, not the main battlefield."
"And no one will listen to us," Van'er added. "Think about it, if someone runs into the town and tells the local people that the war is about to begin, and you should run away from here and go to the foot of the mountain... who will believe it? Unless we force them to leave by force. If we do that, Holy City will immediately see our plan. "
Brian sighed. "I understand that, but..."
"Don't worry. The encirclement will be completed in three days," Iron Axe said in a low voice. "By then, we can inform the people of Coldwind Ridge to evacuate. According to the intelligence sent back by the spies, most of Holy City's troops are still stationed in the camp. We should have enough time to evacuate the town. "
"I hope so..." Brian suddenly widened his eyes. "Wait, what's that?"
Iron Axe followed his line of sight and looked at the distant mountains. His heart sank slightly.
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