Chapter 34: A New Sister in Law
It was a daily routine for the King of Cassian. After waking up early in the morning, he held his prayer and was given the details of the breviary by his chaplain.
As usual, he attended the temple within the courtyard and met the public after the mass. Being a benevolent king, he would listen to the public’s petitions, complaints or supplications and respond reasonably.
After attending the royal council, King Kyden had a late-morning breakfast with his wife, Queen Emelda.
Then, he joined the throne hall, where many people, including foreign ambassadors, noblemen, and knights, gathered to discuss various matters.
He received news from all over the place, signed some letters, attended to their requests, sometimes arguments, and so on, for about two hours.
It was time for King Kyden to withdraw and retire to rest when the chamberlain entered the hall holding a scroll of a report. The chamberlain waited for all attendees to disperse before having an audience with him.
"Your Majesty, this is the monthly report from the campaign to secure the frontier near the City of Tarnova." The chamberlain presented the report to the king sitting on his chair.
King Kyden received the scroll and held it in his hand. A faint smile emerged on his lips. He was sure that everything was smooth as per previous months’ reports.
Since his brother went for the campaign for two consecutive seasons, the number of cases has dropped significantly. When it came to battle or defence, the Knights of Gerhard had always been the best in the kingdom.
"I anticipate that everything is going well as usual. I wouldn’t have questioned it since the grand duke leads the order of the knights himself," he said proudly.
"Yes. They had been stationed there for several months now. It’s about time you announced the rest interval," replied the chamberlain.