Meanwhile elsewhere within the same city, specifically the area considered to be the nobles district, a location northwest of the city, where a majority of the people that live there were nobles and wealthy merchants.
The location usually consisted of large mansions and houses and in one of those large mansions, specifically the mansion belonging to Marquis Augustine August,
Within the hearth room of the mansion, the Marquis comfortably sprawled himself on the couch facing the fireplace.
The room was designed for comfort and relaxation, the focal point of the room was the fireplace, as such everything was positioned so that wherever you are in the room, you'll still feel its warmth.
The room had its own bookshelf and coffee table with its own built-in ashtray and cigar compartment, for when one seeks to relax.
The marquis wasn't the only person occupying the room, besides him on the 3 seater couch, was a beautiful and thick woman with golden blonde hair and golden furred ears poked out from atop her head and a bushy fox-like tail, swishing back and forth.
Her head was laid on the Marquis' shoulder with a pleasant smile on her face as she enjoyed his company and warmth.
"So he's only C rank?"
The marquis asked as he carefully stroked the woman's head and she purred like a kitten, her hair feeling like silk fur on his hand.
"Yes, M'lord"
A tall and lanky man, wearing a white shirt and black slacks, his hair was a deep shade of blue, slicked back, giving him a polished look and the colour of his hair matched well with his eyes. He was seated by his lonesome on a two seater couch.
"If that's the case then why did the Prince even put a bounty on his head? Is he trying to distract us?"
He asked, on top of the coffee table was a hand drawn and extremely detailed picture of Nathaniel Aluicious De Dreyer, with a bounty of a 15000 ixe.
"Perhaps he's trying to see if there's anyone who's willing to help the supposed failure of the Dreyer family, but I don't understand why he would do that"
The man said, causing the Marquis to stretch his lips inwardly in contemplation.
"If there is, what will he do?"
The Marquis asked rhetorically, technically speaking as a prince of another nation Nathaniel should not be on Hendrix kingdom soil without having sent a formal notice, since the kingdom needs to know his intentions and motives so as to accommodate him better.
However any noble of significant rank can house the prince and put them under house arrest before sending word to the King who will then send word to the other nation's king informing them of the situation.
"Ah, I see, by putting a bounty on his head, he is creating a situation where if Nathaniel dies, the blame will be on whichever noble was housing them"
"but my lord, that could lead to…"
"War? yes. I can only guess but the citizens will probably place the blame for the war on the king and may even demand a new ruler and that may be what the prince wants, to create an opportunity where he can assume the throne"
The marquis explained, as he felt a hand slide down onto his crotch before quickly swatting it away, Beastwomen were particularly horny people that cared little for modesty.
It's worth noting that while the nobles in the Hendrix kingdom were somewhat aware about Nathaniel's failure status, they still believed that regardless if he was a failure as a prince he would still be worth something to the Dreyer kingdom.
"I see, but if that happens isn't Reniella the one to most likely get the throne?"
"Not necessarily, while the King made it clear that she's eligible for the throne, If he's forced to step down most of the nobles will choose to stick with tradition"
"Even the ones that support her?"
The marquis gave him a nod, nobility was incredibly fickle and one can hardly count on them even if they claim to support you.
The princess was well liked and practically had the throne already despite not being crowned but that was mostly due to her talent and public appeal, in a situation where the king isn't the one picking the successor then the nobles will go with tradition.
"So what do we do? This is your territory my lord, I'm sure Count Paul will try and kill Nathaniel in hopes to make you look bad and in support of the prince's plan, not to mention he's been doing his best to make the city a second Rix "
Marquis Augustine hummed in thought, however the mention of Count Paul caused him to grimace just slightly, in the past 6 months or so the Count has been doing his best trying to plunge the city into chaos and turning it into a second Rix city.
Luckily the Marquis has been able to stop him but with the new situation, the Count will probably try something, as a supporter of the prince he probably has already received word about what to do with Nathaniel.
'Succession wars are such a tedious affair'
He thought, him personally, he had no qualms with the princess taking the throne, the noble court was nothing but a meat festival to begin, it would do some good to have it be diverse.
"June, I'll trust you to keep a close eye on him, also make sure when you save him from danger, he'll be grateful"
The marquis ordered and the man now named June stood up, gave him a bow and exited the room. In any case it would certainly be beneficial to have a prince be indebted to him.
"C rank, huh"
He said with slight disappointment, while the Hendrix Kingdoms did not subscribe to the same beliefs as the Dreyer kingdom, there was still a type of expectation placed on the descendance of the Hero king, as such for Nathaniel to be closer to D rank than he is to A rank was definitely a disappointment.
"Can we now have sex?"
The beast woman asked, her voice feminine and melodious, she looked up to him with pleading eyes.
He could only smile softly at her, as a Princess from another nation she certainly didn't act like a princess, although he figured Beastmen royalty was different from Human Royalty. He definitely can appreciate their carnal nature that's for sure.
"You know I can never deny your advances, my darling"
He said and began to kiss her gently, of course it wasn't like he didn't want to have sex, her body was stimulating to him. she was thick in all the right places, thick thighs, thick stomach and big breasts, most would call her chubby but the correct them would be plus size.
….
Reniris and Eon were now making their way towards the reception desk of the adventurers, Hen city's adventurers guild building was vastly bigger than the one at Rix city.
Just the lobby alone was bigger than the guild in Rix, which unfortunately meant that Eon couldn't do what he did when he entered the Rix city guild, or rather he tried and was ignored and now he walked beside her with a disappointed look on his face.
It also didn't help that the doors were large and already opened and thus couldn't kick them open.
"Are you sulking?"
She asked with a soft smile on her face,
"No, I'm not"
He said and she chuckled softly, finding him cute this way, she gave him a pat on the back as they made their way to the reception desk, she looked around the trying the get a good idea of size of the building
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A/N: Hope you enjoyed.
Also if you're confused, the Marquis and June don't actually know what the prince's plan is this is just them guessing.
Powerstones pls