Chapter 249 - 247
The grand fleet, once the pride of the Carthaginian Kingdom was now serving as the primary naval force of the Romanus Kingdom, onboard the command ship King Julius had locked himself away in the captains cabin, the room’s original owner was the former Queen of the Cathaginian Kingdom Serena, but in terms of ranks she a former queen, was now simply an admiral of the navy while Julius was King.
Even if he had tried to refuse kicking her out of her own room, on her own ship she would force him to use it, for when she saw him standing there at the dock her heart just about crumbled the look on his face was one of despair, it was the same face she saw on her own father’s face during the rebellion.
It was a look of resignation.
After he boarded the ship and entered into seclusion, she learned of the reason and instantly she wanted to run to comfort him but held back.
Her love rival had been taken, and worse yet she was taken when she was under his protection.
This was a blow for the king, but surely he would bounce back.
This convoy of the grand fleet sailed steadily through the sapphire waters of the southern sea, their ships sheer size casting long shadows over the rippling wave under the noonday sun.
The fleet had split in two, with a dozen ships breaking off to escort the king home while the rest were to continue regular operations of ferrying captured prisoners back to the homeland, while bringing in more supplies to further provide to their own forces still engaged on land.
The Sails still bearing the signs and signals from their service under the Carthaginians, but with the proud waving red flag with the spread golden eagle the sign of belonging to the Romanus Kingdom flew from atop the mast.
Inside the cabin Julius was seated on a chair hands clasped in front of him as his elbows rested on his knees.