Chapter 163:
“What kind of blasphemous address is that? I have been single since birth! You Transia barbarian, show me some respect!”
Since her entrance, Shani had remained unruffled, facing Tris, a veteran of the vampire world, without the slightest timidity. During negotiations with the Transia lord, she even displayed the demeanor of a great general. However, she was slightly thrown off guard by Murphy’s address of “Madam Shani.”
The main reason was that she didn’t understand the peculiar aesthetics of the little players and thought Murphy was mocking her as an incompetent housewife.
But that wasn’t the case.
“I apologize for my inappropriate address,” Murphy said with a gentle smile, standing half a body behind Tris and speaking softly, “But as my grand duchess and I just stated, any negotiations regarding Transia territory are unacceptable! Is my answer clear enough? And if you don’t intend to leave now, why don’t you relax and listen to the conditions I’m about to propose?”
“Of course, negotiation is a back-and-forth process,” Lady Shani revealed an interested expression and raised her glass to Murphy in an extremely dignified manner, while beside her, Tris imitated Murphy’s usual posture, resting her chin on her intertwined fingers, with a “let’s see” expression on her seductive face.
This posture made Shani slightly uneasy.
But Murphy had already begun speaking.
“First, the Kingdom of Nordtov must release the armed blood servants in your custody. I don’t care if they caused an uprising or some other damned situation under the Winter Wolf Army’s watch! You took 6,000 people from Transia, and you have to return 6,000 people.