Chapter 417 - 416. The Pawn To Be Used (1)
"Reina Aurelius, she is the one who is capable of this." My Grandfather announced.
There was a moment of pin drop silence before Duke Aurelius and Rune exploded.
"What?!"
"Why would you want Reina to do something like that?!"
Grandfather glanced at me ignoring my father’s and brother’s reactions.
"What might you be thinking, Marquis? As far as I’ve heard, the Young Miss of Aurelia has a weak constitution and she hasn’t even shown her face in almost any of the events for years." Earl Clive spoke up.
"Precisely," Count Wallace said, "and you expect such a person to make an impact to balance both sides? How is that even possible?"
I could understand why Count Wallace was so irked about this suggestion, within this time that I asked Reina had been keeping myself away, I had also made a point to visit Brielle sometimes and we wrote letters to each other often. I was almost the same age as his daughter and his fatherly instincts must have extended towards me.
Viscount Langland who had been quiet for a while seemed to have a reaction at my Grandfather’s suggestion. He had a frown on his face, he had been listening a while but I think this was the point that he decided to talk.
"Besides, what are you going to do if the Golden Serpent decided to use Princess Aurelius after you have made her do the part?" He asked with the chilling edge to his voice.
"We all know the Queen is capable of doing anything just to make her son the King," he pointed out, "What will you do if she demands that Princess Aurelius should be engaged to Prince Carlos and use Duke Aurelius?"