Chapter 182: Turn Back, Your Highness
Viscount Boscom tilted his head, seriously considering the options.
"Passing the nation to one of the Cygnia Crown Prince’s sons with a Cygnia appointed Regent was the solution that I had thought would be most likely, as they are considered Imperial Princes of both nations by blood.
If Dagos considered women to be in the direct line of succession, your Crown Prince’s wife would be the Crown Princess already.
However, as a loyal son of Dagos and his heirs, neither of those options would be my first choice.
I will arrange for the throne to be secured. Even if it means that I am not the one to claim it."
Dominic nodded. "Thank you. But know this: Until you do, we don’t have the sway to stop the counterattacks. As much as we would wish for you to succeed, you do have a limited amount of time."
The Viscount got to his feet. "I should depart now. It will give you time to relocate."
Dominic nodded, then shrugged. "Or we could stay here and see who still comes down the road, knowing that we’re waiting for them."
Dominic heard the Dagos Guards snort in amusement. The Sorcerer had a point. They had hundreds of those magitech cannons along the ridges, and this was the only major bridge across the river for fifty kilometres.
If they relocated, it would actually be doing the Dagos Army a favour by clearing the path for reinforcements.