"They are your highness, your last speech did it's magic it was enough to cuff their hands and feet and I don't think they're going to do any nasty things behind your back. You are and good health and there's no reason for the those nobles to do Change the boat Or for that matter , do anything that can earn your ire. Even if any of them tried to change sides, I don't think first Prince is in the mood to welcome them. He might even consider them spies sent by us, so we don't have to worry about them"
Embracing her tightly I said "having you by my side is a blessing"
Wellesley smiled softly at my sudden praise and we enjoyed our peace for a short period of time.
"Wellesley I have a surprise for you will you follow me", I asked my eyes boring into her very soul.
Wellesley though surprised agreed immediately and said
"just say so your highness, I will go with you even to hell."
"I didn't know you could deliver such cheesy lines and that too with such a serious special person, no problem, let's go but before we leave, I want to you do illusion magic on us and we both will go on a date. No one will recognize us and we will do our work."
I said and she agreed. We both were now looking like commoners and walked towards the market.
While leaving I told her everything that had happened in the last few days. Except the contest and the deal with the Barbarians.
I had only told her the story till the stone but that was enough to make her angry, "They tried to doubt you and you let them. How dare he try to test you? and how can you bow your head before those barbarians to satisfy them. You should have called me once, then none of them would have been left to question you and if you wanted, you could have played the answers with their dead bodies."
After seeing her furious, I was really wondering if she would be able to keep them alive if I told her the rest. I laughed thinking about it, but she started staring at me angrily. Her eyes were asking me 'why was I laughing when the matter was serious.'
Despite seeing her angry looks, I just smiled and looked into her eyes and said, "I am happy that you are thinking so much about me. You care so much about me that you want to destroy the whole clan. What could make me happier than this?"
"What made you think till now that I don't care about you?"
Wellesely said to me with a pouting face.
'Cute' I thought,
But before I could say it out, she continued her talk and said, "but why did you feel the need to talk to those tribe people?"
"Now you asked real question, I know there must be a lot of questions running through your mind. But you didn't ask. I can answer all of them, but I won't right now. So for now I can only answer one of your questions. Why did I suddenly meet the people of the tribe? But Wellesley before I answer your question, I want you to set up a sound barrier around us"
With a snap of her fingers, a barrier was created around us,
"Wellesley, you also know the reason our investigation team is coming to the eastern region and for whatever work they are going there, it will not be possible because the count there is an odd ball and convincing him is a tough task.
That man is not one to listen, so The only option we have is to compell him to obey us, those Barbarians are the key for this and that is why I had gone to them,
The political situation in the east is complex. All the counties situated in our eastern border are acting independently, they
do not obey us, whatever orders we give here, from our capital, it takes time to reach them and all the heads of counties violate our orders and sometimes change them as well. That is why for most of the people, think of them as the actual heads and see those from the capital like pests, They believed the royal family isn't interested in the lives of people at the border and often tends to neglect them.Thus , even if we use brutal force to take him down , no one's going to support us , not a single one from that county is going to support us. "
"I completely understand what you are saying but how can Barbarians help us?" Wellesley voiced her query,
" The Barbarians live on our easternmost border and their relations with the counties on the eastern borders were never good. Both are bitter enemies of each other. So I am using Barbarians to get them do the work. Another question might be going around in your mind that 'why the Barbarians are so eager to help me even though their relations with us the empire were historically not good."