Chapter 193: (Self Edited) Conference in Andal (1)
On that day, Angelica Sacrament was in Andal, the imperial capital of the Tyrellme God-Protected Empire. She had been summoned by her brother, Alfred Sacrament. In the meeting room of the castle in Andal, nobles under the Sacrament royal family were gathered. Among them sat Angelica Sacrament.
(Aniue… looks aged.)
Angelica thought as she looked at her brother. He must have been around thirty, but perhaps unable to bear the weight of ruling the country or burdened by the anxieties of the struggle for the throne, strands of white hair were prominent amidst his burnt-brown hair. Their family didn’t have a history of premature graying. Rather, they tended towards baldness, so this development now was rather ominous.
“Now, the reason I’ve gathered you all here today is to discuss participation in the Crusade.” (Alfred)
Alfred said so and among the nobles, a few murmurs rose.
Angelica, having already known the information, remained unsurprised as she casually listened and checked her understanding. While the known information was being conveyed to her, Ange was looking out the open window while listening to the information from the side and checking the answers.
Andal.
Though inland, the gentle flow of a great river was ideal for river transport, with numerous ships docked at the port. The river in Andal could be navigated upstream with sails when the wind was favorable, or pulled by oxen or horses along the riverbank road when there was no wind, allowing ships to be brought upstream. It was a prosperous city, and the reasons for its prosperity were well understood. However, historically speaking, Andal hadn’t always been the imperial capital of the Tyrelme God-Protected Empire. It was a city that the Sacrament royal family took from one of the fallen lords 282 years ago.
The Sacramenta royal family, to which Angelica belonged, did not originate from the Tyrellme region. They descended from the Emperor of the Xerxes God-Protected Empire, and about a thousand years ago, during the madness of Cranixes V, when he enacted the National Bleaching Order and the empire collapsed, their lineage should have vanished with it.