The Thousand Year Dynasty
wh-wh. Joan Story: Epilogue
Joan had been in Guam prison for about a month. His appearance was now not like before. Her hair started to look dull and dull. His fingers also looked dirty and dirty. His clothes were also just a pair of ordinary dark brown clothes. And although uncomfortable, it is still worth using.
As for the condition of his body, there was not too much change. Joan still gets a decent meal and rest. Although now his body weight is starting to decrease a little.
Joan was getting used to the quiet morning in the prison. Until that morning, he was surprised by two soldiers who suddenly came by herding a middle-aged man whom he recognized. And then put it into the confinement room right in front of his confinement room.
The man was Chris. The advisor who was about three weeks ago came to see him to ask him something.
"Counselor Chris?! What are you doing here?" Joan looks surprised to find Chris in prison with her.
"I'm not an advisor anymore, so you don't have to call me an advisor anymore" said Chris, who tried to fix the chain of bridles in both hands.
"What happened to you?" Joan still looks curious.
"I think basically your majesty doesn't trust my abilities anymore. He lifted me back probably because he was forced to appease the other rulers" Chris said as he sat cross-legged on the floor.
"Is there a problem with your plan of attack?" Joan, who had not yet received an answer, continued to ask.
"I haven't even made plans to attack, but it seems like the people in this kingdom have the same shallow thoughts as Tyrion" said Chris. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult your master" he added later on after realizing that Joan might have been offended by his remarks earlier.
Joan did not answer or utter words. He waited for the next explanation from Chris.
"I tried to resign from my advisory position, but my majesty forbade me" Chris seemed to finally answer the question Joan asked. "And because I still insisted on resigning, your majesty became angry. And so now I am in this place" he added later.
"Why do you want to resign from the advisory office, Mr Chris? As I recall the last time we met, you were excited to solve the royal problem with the dead land" this time Joan seemed clueless about everything else.
"As I said before. Your Majesty doesn't seem to be intending to raise me back as an advisor. And I can't take it, if I'm just a display" Chris looks to be letting out an outpouring of his hidden heart.
"What makes you think that way, Mr Chris?" Joan asked again.
"So the story goes, before I spoke to you yesterday, I also felt that it was too dangerous for us to make a direct attack. Therefore I plan to negotiate with the territory of the dead land. Besides being able to give us time to recover strengths, also to find out what weaknesses they have" Chris began to tell a long story. He leaned his body against the wall of the room. "They agreed, and the talks went smoothly. Even we came to a deal that was quite beneficial for the kingdom" he continued later.
"But it seems that Arias and some other rulers have made plans behind me. And made a surprise attack while the talks were going on" Chris continued.
"Why do they dare to do this? Does the king know that?" Joan who could not bear to finally ask as well.
"That's why I said I was just a display. Because the king's majesty agreed to the plan" Chris replied. "Ironically, all the messengers from the dead lands survived. Only the guard soldiers are victims" he added.
"That means the aggression from the dead land will increasingly become after this" Joan sighed once more.
"Yes, I think so too" said Chris who this time leaned his head back. To the wall of the room. "Oh, and it looks like I've met the strategist" he said suddenly.
"Is he a young man Morra?" Joan looks like she's making sure.
"really. You know what?" Chris re-stretched his body.
"Yes, I thought about it a long time ago. They were both, and looked like important people in that region of the dead land. They were always seen with Yllgarian Lagoom and a Seithr girl" Joan said.
"really. They also came yesterday with four. Also with some knights. The other young man said nothing. He was just silent while being seen observing all our movements. The style of dress is very strange" Chris chimed in.
"Hm. It should be that strangely dressed young man who is quite talkative. He's in charge of making the region's weird weapons, and the other one's in charge of making plans" Joan looks like she's remembering.
"Of all, only the young man who introduced himself as Nata spoke. The others are silent"
"Awhile..." Joan suddenly cuts off Chris's words. It was like he had just remembered something. "Sorry, Mr. Chris. So you mean the two young men who participated in the negotiations and became survivors in the attack?" Ask again as if I was making sure.
"True" Chris answered quickly.
Joan breathed for the umpteenth time. "I think there will be a big upheaval in this land" he said later.
"Yes I feel that way too. Let's pray for the best for this kingdom" Chris looks resigned.
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