Starfall City.

In the bright knights' hall, Natalie Dane, dressed in full costume, stood on a high platform, and in front of her, dozens of knights of the Dane family knelt down.

“…… In the name of the sword and the stars, we offer unparalleled loyalty to Natalie Dayne, and from now on, our sword will be wielded only for you, may the Seven Gods bear witness to our oath! ”

The deep and solemn voice echoed through the hall, but Natalie felt stiff, as if a butterfly was flying in her stomach.

She secretly found Samwell's familiar face in the crowd in front of her, and it wasn't until the other side cast a staring eye at her that the little girl seemed to find support.

"I accept your allegiance." Natalie responded with a childish voice.

The knights got up one after another, walked to the sides of the high platform and stood still.

Samwell nodded in satisfaction, and at this point, Natalie was the patriarch of the Dane family.

Although she still needs to be recognized by Prince Dorne before she can officially become the Earl of Starfall City, Samwell believes that Prince Doran will definitely not have an opinion-

Unless he doesn't want his daughter anymore.

Samwell stepped forward, bowed slightly to Natalie, and said, "Congratulations to Miss Natalie, I believe that the Dane family will grow stronger and stronger under your leadership." ”

"Thank you, Sir Caesar." Natalie smiled sweetly, "You are a trustworthy companion, and Starfall will remember your friendship." ”

"It's my pleasure." Samwell grinned, but then changed his words, "However, due to the ambition of some people, it has brought great harm to Eagle's Beak Island and also led to the death of thousands of people in Riverbend and Dorne, so we must reflect on this. ”

A look of guilt appeared on Natalie's face: "I apologize for the warriors who died because of this. The Dane family will certainly make amends to you for this. ”

"What a wise lord you are!" Samwell laughed and took out a roll of parchment from his bosom, which was three feet long when unfolded, "This is a preliminary list of reparations, Miss Natalie, please take a look." ”

Natalie stepped down from the platform with her skirt and walked over to Samwell.

It's just that when she saw the dense words on the paper, she couldn't help but feel dizzy.

"Sir Caesar, I believe in you, just follow the ......"

"Wait a minute!"

Finally, Alf, the head of the Dane family, couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to stop his lord's ruined behavior.

Samwell squinted at the old steward, who was nearly sixty years old, and said:

"Your Excellency Alf, do you have any opinions?"

"Sir Caesar, I think it is necessary to discuss this list of reparations publicly."

Samwell took a deep look at the loyal steward and smiled:

"Okay, let's talk about it. First of all, there is the compensation to the Redwin family. ”

He raised his palm and pointed at the two brothers, Horace and Hober: "The Redwin family sent ten warships and nearly a thousand sailors this time, which cost a lot, so they deserve to receive a war indemnity of eight thousand gold dragons." ”

Alf frowned and retorted: "But my lord, as far as I know, the Redwin family's warships did not participate in the battle at all, and there was no damage, so why ......"

"Alf!" Hearing this, Horace Redwin stepped forward angrily, his fingers almost poked in the face of the old manager, "What do you think of our Redwin family's warships and sailors?" We traveled thousands of miles for this, and we didn't even give compensation for the eight thousand gold dragons? Believe it or not, I'm setting fire to the docks of Starfall City! ”

"Sir Horace, it's not that I don't want to compensate the Redwin family, I just think this amount can be negotiated again......"

"Discuss? How much is appropriate? Horace glared at Alf, as if he was going to punch him if he reported a number that was too low.

Alf turned to look at the knights of House Dain, hoping for some support. But who knows, the group of knights who had just sworn allegiance stood stupidly in place, as if they had become steel statues.

These people have just been beaten up on the battlefield, how dare they jump out again.

Alf looked at Natalie again, but could only see innocence and dazed in the girl's clear purple eyes.

She probably didn't even know what the Eight Thousand Golden Dragons meant......

The boss thought to himself.

"Ahem, I think so." The kind-hearted Sir Caesar finally spoke, "The Redwin family has also made some concessions, and it will be seven thousand nine hundred golden dragons." ”

Horace shrugged: "Okay, then I'll make a little concession." ”

Samwell looked at Natalie with a smile, "Miss Natalie, what do you think?" ”

"Oh, yes."

"Then it's decided!" Samwell didn't bother to pay attention to Alf, who seemed to want to say something, so he took out a quill and changed it on the parchment.

After the change, he continued to read:

"Sir Aemon of Yangwu City came with three hundred elite soldiers this time, and thirteen were killed in the battle and twenty-four were seriously wounded, and the resulting bereavement and war cost a total of nine thousand gold dragons."

When Alf heard this number, he couldn't help but question again: "My lord, how do you calculate the pension?" Why does it cost so much? ”

"What do you mean?" Eamon Coy suddenly popped up, "Do you think the lives of our Yangwu City warriors are worthless?" ”

"Of course I didn't mean that......" Alf replied weakly.

It's a pity that the knights of the Dane family seem to be frightened on the battlefield, and they don't even dare to fart at the moment, and Alf really doesn't have the confidence to argue with these riverbend bandits.

He sighed, and finally lowered his head.

Natalie felt a little sorry for the old man, so she comforted: "Mr. Alf, the warriors must be given enough compensation, otherwise the gods will be disgusted with us." ”

Alf didn't even know what to say to the young lady who didn't know anything.

"Okay, that's it!" Samwell clapped again.

Aemon Cooy grinned and stepped back in satisfaction.

"Here is the Murundal family, this time Highland City sent two hundred troops, dead and wounded...... Therefore, the Dane family needs to pay a total of 7,000 gold dragons. ”

With the previous comparison, Alf even felt that the compensation demanded by the Murendal family was reasonable......

Seeing that there was no objection, Samwell continued:

"The Florent family in Liangshui City, they dispatched 3,200 elite soldiers this time, and they were killed and wounded...... Therefore, a total of 85,000 gold dragons must be compensated. ”

"How much?" Even though Alf was already distraught, he still screamed when he heard the number.

"Eighty-five thousand golden dragons." Aleken Floren stepped forward and pressed the handle of his saber with his right hand, "What? Think our warriors in Bright Water City don't deserve to take so much? ”

Alf felt that as long as he dared to say a word, the Sir Alekon in front of him would mobilize his soldiers and horses to sack Starfall City.

In this way, the other party's asking price is really reasonable......

So, he had to bow his head again.

As for Natalie, she had no idea what the concept of the money was.

The little girl was still dazed, and couldn't believe that she had inherited a castle.

Perhaps, in her opinion, there should be a lot of gold in the castle to pay these compensations.

(End of chapter)