Chapter 438 - 410: These Familiar Tactics
Monger Greyriver, this name was originally considered "well-known" in the Fury Tide Kingdom, but as with many famous figures in history, they are usually quickly forgotten after death.
However, Monger Greyriver was different because the Fury Tide Kingdom had erected a monument for him.
This made Melina’s task of gathering information extremely easy.
As a person of merit, Monger Greyriver’s life story was inscribed on the monument, essentially becoming a tourist attraction. When Melina pretended to tour Storm City, people even took the initiative to bring her here to see the monument and acquaint her with this hero.
Thus, Melina effortlessly obtained the crucial information she needed.
The King had originally arranged for Princess Ariel to marry this Monger Greyriver, but this hero unexpectedly passed away before the wedding day. According to the Fury Tide Kingdom’s tradition, regardless of whether the ceremony had already been held, as long as Ariel swore to the storm that she was still willing to marry Monger Greyriver, she could become a widow, a marital fact recognized by kingdom law.
Therefore, as long as Ariel nodded her head, she would be a widow, no longer needing to worry about Aeolus’s marriage proposals.
Yet, after the death of Monger Greyriver, the King stopped mentioning the marriage arrangement, and Ariel had not completed the ceremony, leading many to believe that Ariel was not prepared to dedicate her life to a dead man.
This was understandable since even a kingdom’s hero could not expect the only heir to the throne to remain a widow—after all, who would inherit the Fury Tide Kingdom’s throne in the future?
Following Monger Greyriver’s death, Ariel threw herself back into public duties without mentioning anything related to marriage. Everyone assumed Ariel was overwhelmed by grief and that it would take her a few more years to recover, by which time Ariel would be in her early thirties—a significantly old age for a maiden in the Fury Tide Kingdom.