Chapter 6: Prince Roland, precious rose.
"Your majesty, about the secondary wife....." she said.
"This matter...." the king interrupted in a more serious voice. It sounded like he was about to reject it. Duke Thorin was not about to let that happen, not when it concerned the future life affairs of his granddaughter.
"The Thorin family will hand over all of our salt mines to the royal family." he declared.
Sigrid's mouth fell slightly open, unexpectedly, her grandfather had decided that if they were in for a penny then they might as well go all in for the pound.
"Done." The King declared with the spirit of an auctioneer sealing the deal by accepting the highest bid.
There and then, the king wrote another decree and ordered for it to be publicized.
"Thank you, your majesty." Sigrid bowed.
The never ending action, giving her a stiff neck as she was not used to it.
"Rise." The King told her.
She got to her feet just when her grandfather was thanking the king. She was ready to hightail it out of the castle and start exploring this world and putting together a survival plan.
The king's chancellor walked in with the death free medal and it was handed to Sigrid. He gave her a rigorous look as he handed it over.