"yes, this kid must have gone crazy out there and didn't want to come back...... Well, really, if he can be half as reassuring as Danas, why bother with it......" King Solas said with some emotion, placing his fork on his plate. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Kurbanke did not speak this time, he knew that the topic was taboo/taboo - Solas could let himself know and bring it up in front of him, but he did not have the position and qualifications to intervene - what Solas was referring to was about his heir.

Garin Tolbain, the eldest son of Solas, was in the prime of his life, and seemed to be the right to take his father's place; However, the most vocal successor to the throne in the royal family is Solas's nephew, Danas Thorbain.

Prince Danas was the oldest member of the royal family of his generation, and had long held senior positions in the army, and his comrades and subordinates were almost all over the King Stormgard National Army, not to mention that the prince himself was now leading almost the entire elite army to garrison strategic points such as the northern end of the Sador Bridge.

Of course, on the question of who is the right successor, Solas's attitude is the most crucial; As Soras's chamberlain, and the closest to him except for Soras's women, Kurbanke understood that the master of Riptide Castle still wanted his son to inherit the throne - who could not be selfish?

It's just that compared with Prince Danas, Prince Garin is much worse in terms of popularity and ability; Second, King Soras's attitude has also been repeated from time to time, from the fact that he has always entrusted Prince Danas with important responsibilities, especially the almost undoubted carte blanche of military power, it can be seen that in his heart, in fact, he is not particularly disgusted with his nephew to take over the throne - after all, he is a nephew raised by his own hands, even if the emotion is worse than that of his parents, it is not too much worse.

As for who will inherit the throne in the future, Solas has not yet made a decision, but Kurbanke understands that there is no decision, in fact, it has already been decided - as the old king is getting older, he has always been the number one person in the military, and the ascension of Prince Danas, who has been the number two person in the kingdom, is naturally unshakable; Unless the old king would rather have a chaotic kingdom than support his son to ascend to the throne, Prince Garin will definitely have no chance.

And Solas obviously wouldn't do this—Kurbanke thought that no one knew the owner of Rapidske better than he did—as a playmate who grew up with Solas, Kurbanke was ordered to address Solas "His Majesty the Emperor" from the moment he became the chief of the chamberlain, which sounded ridiculous, like a psychopath's self-amusement, but it was Solas's greatest wish - to become an emperor.

The title "Emperor", since the moment of the division of the Araso Empire, no longer existed in the aristocratic class of human society. Whether it's the House of Wryon in Stormwind, or the Minethil family in Lordaeron, or the House of Torbain in Riptide, they are all just "kings".

Solas was bent on becoming the only "Emperor", and even when he was younger, he provoked several conflicts with Lordaeron. However, the powerful and wealthy Lordaeron is like a shackle that locks Solas's dreams firmly - if he can't subdue the kingdom of Lordaeron, how can he be called "Emperor"?

Although there is no hope of turning King Solas into King Solas the Great in his lifetime, Kurbanke believes that His Majesty will never gamble on the stability of the kingdom, which means that his inheritance will be passed on steadily and peacefully.

Of course, what makes Kurbanke feel fortunate is that both Prince Danas and Prince Garin are relatively bold personalities, and the relationship between their brothers is also very sincere, so there will probably not be any bloodshed for the throne in the future. But the prince Christophe is different, fortunately he is the youngest and the least favored by Solas, and such a thing as the throne should have nothing to do with him......

At that moment, the sound of heavy, hurried footsteps sounded in the corridor outside the room, and Kulbank's brow furrowed—who was so ignorant of the rules that he dared to run so recklessly in the palace in the middle of the night? Just as Kurbanke was about to ask King Solas to temporarily retreat and go out to see which chamberlain was so bold, the door of this room was suddenly slammed open, and a strong man with a neatly draped body held the hilt of his two-handed sword at his waist, and rushed in with a panicked expression.

"Captain De Jong, what do you mean by that? How dare you trespass into His Majesty's bedroom without being informed? Kurbanke was furious and shouted at the strong man in armor who rushed in - Dejong Cocteau, the captain of King Solas's guard, was in charge of all the palace guards, and when most of the army was drawn under Prince Danas, his palace guards were almost the entire garrison of Riptide Castle. De Jong was also from a noble family, had been in the military for many years, and was considered an excellent general, and he did not know why he was so abnormal today, and dared to disturb His Majesty's peace - he must be punished severely- Kurbanke thought so.

Unexpectedly, De Jong did not pay attention to Kurbanke's rebuke at all, but fell straight to one knee in front of King Soras's desk; Looking at His Majesty behind the desk with a stern and reproachful gaze, De Jong also realized that he had indeed been reckless; But after all, the matter was urgent, and he didn't have the energy to take care of etiquette, the captain of the guard said loudly to King Soras: "Your Majesty, something is wrong, outside the city of Riptide Castle, a large number of orc troops have suddenly been discovered!" ”

"What?" King Solas suddenly stood up from his luxurious soft chair, his eyes fixed on De Jong, and asked sharply, "Orcs found outside Riptide Castle?" How many? How far is it from the castle? Where did these guys come from? Is there any news from Danas? ”

King Soras's series of questions caused a cold sweat to break out on De Jong's forehead, and he stammered as he replied, "Your Majesty, because Fort Riptide has not many garrisons, there are no scouts sent outside the castle, and it is ...... dark."

"I don't want to listen to you! I just want to know the questions I asked, can you tell me the answers! Also, what exactly did you do after getting the news like this! King Solas interrupted De Jong's argument - when was this? The soldiers are under the city, and they are orcs from the sky, and the captain of his own guard is still looking for excuses for his dereliction of duty? Fort Riptide is now extremely weak in guards, and every minute and second cannot be delayed, if the captain of the guard first reacts after getting the news to stumble here to report to himself, then his job will really come to an end! (To be continued.) )