Edward was now really worried about the Lord's Life, his death could hang a big load on both his and Lucius's neck.
"..."
However, Royace was unfazed, not a single point of concern on his face. It was like he did not care.
"Call down. Edward you don't need to worry."
"Huh?"
Edward turned around hearing such a response from Royas. He should have been worried to death if a regional lord's life was on the line.
"I said, you don't need to give a damn about the regional lord. All I need you to do is kill the assassins."
"Tell me what is even going on inside your head?"
Edward needed more information to understand, why he was calm.
"Edward take a seat, seems you are quite unfamiliar with how things are truly functioning among the common folk in this land. There is a lot to unpack."
Edward took a chair nearby and dragged it in front of Royas's desk, sitting down with his nerves finally calmed down.
"Edward, first of all things was that girl earlier really your daughter?"
"She is. Lucius asked me to get someone I care for or I would get myself killed easily. So, I decided to adopt a kid, a person I can be with after everything is over."
"Hmm..."
Royas thought about the response for a second his expression got from neutral to disgusted the more he thought.
"I think Lucius or you at least one of you or both of you have lost their minds. Don't either one of you have any idea what you have done?"
Royas turned his eyes away showing his discomfort at the situation at hand, he seemed more discomforted about the adoption than the lord's security.
"A little orphan girl, do you understand these words? You don't. You are the most wanted man among the most dangerous killers in the five kingdoms, maybe even the world. Have you ever had a single thought about her safety? How many people will try to hurt her?!"
"...."
"Edward could tell a war orphan that his new parent is a person who could get killed any day? Can you?!"
"I will."
"?!"
Edward's response took aback Royas,
"My decisions and my daughter are my matter. I don't want anyone intervening in my personal life. You ruined a big part of it a few minutes ago. Just get down to business, I work for you and get things done and you will promise me my daughter's security."
Edward's words were sharp and cunning and his eyes showed determination.
"Well, if that's what you want, I won't intervene in your private life. If my assignments are complete with proper methods I can promise your daughter security."
"It seems we are at an understanding, so explain to me the situation right now."
Royas acknowledging their pact, brought out a paper from his drawer and laid it down on the table.
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A moment later, Rogers began to speak.
"Edward, tell me your knowledge of the origins and population of the country. I'll fill the gaps in your data."
"About the history of the nation...."
Edward wasn't good at knowing the nation's history,
"I know that the population mainly consisted of Asian race, mainly the ones from Japan which came here, during the period when Japan isolated itself from the world."
"And.."
"I only know this much."
Royas took a big sign at Edward's knowledge, he did not come close to any explanation of the problem occurring right now.
"Look, I'll explain so listen carefully."
Edward nodded in response and opened up his ears to listen carefully as Royas began his explanation.
"The nation was founded by according to books, Europeans during the early 1400s, Naval travellers stumbled on this piece of land or it could be the people from any part of Asia. All evidence about the Ethnic population of this Island had vanished from the world."
"...."
"Then when Japan entered its great isolation, secretly Japanese people rushed to escape their kingdom during a big drought. Large waves of them somehow ended up here. Some say they even outnumbered the amount of British here."
Edward slowly became familiar with the concept of the past and began to connect the dots.
"That explains a lot of stuff about the different surnames are having in this nation. 'Yuuka Sakaguchi' does not seem British or English at all."
"There is much more to that, those Japanese got mixed and many other nations found about our existence, there was a huge rise in immigrants during 1620-1683. Our land became a haven for anyone running away from oppression."
"That explains all the hair colours and different eye colours, I remember being surprised how similar people's hair and faces were in the foreign when I went out for the first time ."
"About the government, it all started when in 1683, our nation's people somehow came together under the leadership of the 'Gold Family'. Immigration was banned from other nations."
"So, We just copied Japan in this aspect."
"It was quite different, English became the official dialect, other languages vanished with time, and the royal family began their rule over the whole nation and decided to name the country, Ethereo.-"
"The Words means, the land of Fuel. The volcanoes, plateaus, and forests make this place, the land with fueled the Flame which kept the world moving."
The premise of such a name was a fact at the moment Ethereo was established but in the present it was nothing. Just a name.
"Well, we have lost the presence we once had. We are no longer anyone's fuel. The Europeans have gone far in development than us long ago."
The bold truth was right in front of them, that they falling much behind because of their conservative pride.
"Well, that caused the revolution. The nation is a gold mine of resources, trade and commerce are our way to survival, as the nation's soil does not grow grain properly. We rely on trade to feed us. But the last two generations of the Gold family, Eleanor Gold I and Eleanor Gold II ruined the nation's integrity. Their actions threw our presence away."
"I am surprised those British assholes haven't tried to kill us yet, how did they stop brains from running towards all the 'gold' hidden here."
"Our trade relations were very good since the beginning, and our navy always was powerful enough to rival theirs, so our relationship was equal, but things have changed drastically in the last few years. The British are losing colonies one by one-"
"So that means, The British are coming for the gold very soon?"
"Yes. It will very soon, be that the gold in the nation will be threatened by the world. The war of the five kingdoms must end before that."
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