"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.

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? Torbain, Solas's eldest son, was in the prime of life, and seemed to be the right to take his father's place; However, among the royal family, the most vocal successor is Soras'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 Solas's attitude has also been repeated from time to time, and he has always entrusted Prince Danas with important tasks. In particular, the almost undoubted entrustment of military power shows that in his heart, in fact, he is not particularly averse to his nephew taking over the throne - after all, he is a nephew who has been raised by his own hands. Even if the emotion is worse than that of parenting, it is not much worse.

Solas was not sure who would succeed to the throne in the future, but Kurbanke understood that there was no decision, but in fact it had already been decided—as the old king grew older, he had always been the number one in the military. The ascension of Prince Danas, the second man 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.

Solas apparently wouldn't do that—Kurbanke thought that no one knew the owner of Riptide better than he did—and as a playmate who grew up with Solas, Kurbanke had been the head of the chamberlain since the moment he became the chief chamberlain. He was ordered to call Solas "Emperor Xià", which sounds ridiculous, like a psychopath entertaining himself, but this is Solas's greatest wish - to become an emperor.

The title "Emperor". Since the moment when the Alaço Empire was divided. There will no longer be a noble class in 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 Solas the Great in his lifetime. But Kurbanke believed that His Majesty would never gamble with the stability of the kingdom, which meant his inheritance. It 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 - De Jong? Cocteau, the captain of King Solas's guard, was in charge of all the palace guards, and when most of the army was transferred to 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 a good general, and he didn't know why he was so abnormal today, and dared to disturb His Majesty's peace - he must be punished harshly- 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 the king behind the desk, His Majesty also looked at him with stern and reproachful eyes, De Jong also realized that he was indeed reckless; But after all, the matter was urgent, and he didn't have the energy to take care of etiquette, so 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 Solas'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 does not have many garrisons, it has not sent scouts outside the castle, and it is ...... when it gets dark."

"I don't want to listen to you! I just want to know the questions I asked, can you sue me for 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......)