The Thousand Year Dynasty
26. Mix Up
The next morning Lucia, Jean, Nata, Aksa, and Lily arrive at Lugwin's inn in the center of the village.
"Why are you here so early in the morning? Is there a problem?" Ask Lugwin when everyone is already in the living room of his inn.
This royal inn is a house that is deliberately vacated and will not be rented if not to the nobles. That is why this inn is called the Inn of Nobles. Almost every small village has it.
"We're here to help stop this war" said Lucia, who surprised Lugwin, Matiu and Nicko.
"Stop this war?" Lugwin.
"really. Nata has a way to stop this war" Lucia said.
"I just want to help. But it all goes back to the princess's hands"
"And how is Mr Nata?"
"First, if I may know, what is the condition in the city today?"
"The war has entered Kotaraja by now. Dux Laurent has made a barricade in the city, while the party of Dux Vincent has prepared mercenaries to surround the city" explained Lugwin.
"I heard you didn't convince them to make peace and end this war"
"really"
"I think it's because they don't consider the existence of the princess"
"Then what should we do?"
"If I may suggest, the easiest way is to make you the third power"
"Third power?" It sounds like Matiu is getting interested.
"With the emergence of the same great power among them, it will damage the balance of the existing power map. They will be worried about this new power. And that will make this war have a new way out.
"Right" said Matiu who seemed to be carefully listening to Nata's explanation.
"By becoming this third force you will be considered when you want to propose negotiations"
"Asking for negotiation?" Matiu is increasingly curious about the idea of Nata, which should only be done by parties with great power.
"Rightly how do we bring up this third power so much so that it can easily put forward negotiations against them?" Said Matiu this time who could not help but ask Nata "Because these two warring Dux have private soldiers. And according to news there was also interference from outside kingdoms that gave them the help of soldiers and war resources. Which made them have power equivalent to a small kingdom.
"How do you compensate for such strength, Lord Nata?" Ask Lugwin then.
"The two powers were also only two or three months old. We can still pursue them"
"By way?" Matiu increasingly do not understand with Nata's increasingly impressed bragging.
"Creating a figure" said Nata.
"Figures?" Ask Lugwin and Matiu almost simultaneously.
"Leader or figure to follow. Symbol. Because in addition to an ideology, a charismatic figure is also one thing that plays an important role in creating a power" answered Nata who can not be immediately understood by others. "Because princess Lugwin was a Arcdux noble who had a blood relationship with the previous king, it would be easier to make him his figure" clearly Nata then who still could not be captured his intention by the others. "We will make his prestige dart up and slowly the strength he needs will be formed by itself.
"Shaped by itself?" Matiu asked still did not understand.
"How do you make the punch go fast?" This time it was Aksa who asked because she was also curious.
"Finding the sympathy of the people and trying to attract other nobles to side with him, by spreading information that said that the princess Lugwin got a revelation from the Oracle before he died, he said, to enforce order in this land"
"What did you say?!" This time it was not only Lugwin and Matiu who cried out in disbelief, but almost everyone in the room.
"True as well" while Aksa seemed to understand Nata's intentions.
"We're using the Oracle to lie?" This time Lucia who spoke did not believe the plan given by Nata.
"Lying to everyone? That's a very commendable act" said Lugwin.
"It all goes back to how the princess decided it. I just gave you my idea. But remember, to end a war we need strength. And whatever the form, strength always requires sacrifice to get it" said Nata. "And that sacrifice does not have to always be on the part of the weak people" Nata added later.
"You mean?"
"Confidence, self-esteem, beliefs, principles of life, culture, manners. It is all equal to our life as human beings. A life we can sacrifice in search of strength. And not the lives of the little people" answered Nata then "Now come back to your hand daughter. What will you sacrifice to end this war" he concluded.
Lugwin and Matiu were silent at Nata's words.
"Alright, because it seems that the ideas I offer are not yet in accordance with your principles. So we better resign now. We were at our place yesterday if you need us" Nata said.