Chapter 218. Danag
"Sire," Danag said as gently as he could. He could tell he was stepping on thin ice. "I don’t think provocation is the way to go about this."
Jael’s face darkened and he glared at Danag, his anger unhidden. "Would you rather I sit back and take their insolence?"
"It is a frightening time for all of us. At this period comforting and reassuring the Lords is the right way to go about this." Danag said, keeping his tone neutral.
"I do not have time to babysit a bunch of old Vampires. I have done more for them these past months than they have done in centuries." Jael sneered.
"You were away for ten years, Sire, I know we are vampires but that is enough time for a little seed of doubt to germinate into a full-blown tree. They don’t trust you." Danag sighed, his exasperation was leaking out.
"I didn’t want to be King, anyone else could have taken my place but they didn’t. What do you mean they don’t trust me? They chose me."
"They have their fears and worries and it’s not completely misplaced. It was a tough time for all of us, the sudden death of your parents is not something we can ever get over. Not for us and not for you either. You were not ready for the throne but do not make harsh decisions. They are ungrateful, they are your subordinates, it is bound to happen."
Danag expected this but the Lords wouldn’t have reacted like this if Jael had played his role properly. The princess was giving him more reason to avoid his duties.
Anyone with an eye can clearly see he favors her and that was more than enough reason to cause agitation with the Lords considering most of them didn’t agree with the peace treaty in the first place.
No vampire wanted to be second place to a human even if it was for a short while. The King could do whatever he wanted but even with proper results this would still be an issue and the fact that he was pretending not to see this was starting to gnaw at Danag.
There was only so much a guard could do, even a head guard for that matter. It was times like this he wished Lord Louis was here. He was the only one who could speak some sense into the King aside from his parents.