The Thousand Year Dynasty
18. Release of Throne III
Two days later Lucia, still accompanied by Jean and her uncle, headed to the palace. The palace is still the same place as Lucia remembers when she was a child.
Inside Lucia's palace passes several palace workers who seem to recognize her. They looked surprised and immediately bowed in respect.
Finally they arrived at the palace auditorium. There were already a few people in that place with his uncle Sebastian. Lucia knows some of them. The rest looked foreign to him.
Seithr man with pale skin and my eyes sat next to his uncle, Sebastian. His long straight black hair was allowed to fall apart along the shoulder. Almost like a woman. Wearing clothes like those of the bansawan but carrying a magic wand made of intricately carved flat wood as high as his body.
Beside her stood a sweet Getzja girl with a very short haircut in contrast to Seithr's man earlier. Wearing clothes that were also like a noble.
Looking at the two people he had never seen before, Lucia immediately asked her uncle.
"Who is Seithr's man and Getzja's girl uncle?" Whisper Lucia to Orland while walking slowly towards the middle of the room in front of the substitute king.
"Oh, it's Seifer. Advisors recently raised by Sebastian. And the girl was Edea, her personal bodyguard" Orland whispered briefly.
"How are you Lucia?" Then the whispering conversation Lucia and Orland bought by the question of a man with a stern face, long shoulder-length hair in dark yellow slightly wavy. Above his head was a round flattened gold bracelet about the width of a thumb with several crystals encrusted around it.
"I'm fine uncle, sorry to worry you. And whether now I can talk to you four-eyed uncle. There is something I need to say" Lucia asked.
"Well" capt Sebastian, who then gave a sign commanding everyone in the room to come out except Lucia.
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"How's Lucia, have you determined your attitude?" Sebastian asked when the room was only two.
"Certain uncle. I have decided that I will officially abdicate this throne" Lucia said firmly.
"Are you sure?" Asked his uncle confirm in a doubtful tone.
"Yes uncle, I'm sure"
"Are you really sure of that? Then what are you gonna do after?"
"I plan to stay and build the land of Pharos" Lucia replied honestly.
"What's? What do you want?" The crown man was surprised to hear Lucia's reply.
"I will stay and build the land of Pharos, uncle" Lucia repeated her reply.
"I mean what do you want in the land of Pharos? The land was given to you only as a condition, you can ask for another land if you want a place to stay"
"It's okay uncle, I will accept it as per the provisions. It's just, I have one request regarding that uncle"
"I request to release the land of Pharos from the territory of the royal authority, uncle"
"It doesn't make sense, why do you want to get out of the kingdom? The area is directly adjacent to the southern mainland. There were also a lot of bandits in that place. You won't get royal protection if you're no longer part of this kingdom's territory"
"I'm well aware of that uncle"
"What do you really want? If you're worried about getting an order from the kingdom, we can make it a special territory that has its own rules. You don't have to pay taxes either"
"I appreciate the attention of uncle, and I apologize for inconveniencing uncle and making uncle worry. But I just want that"
"No, I won't allow it"
"But I have determined my uncle's attitude, I will continue to fight for my request until uncle gives it to me" Lucia replied unmoved.
"You're! Why are you so stubborn"
Lucia was still standing quietly in front of Sebastian, when then the door of the room was knocked. His voice echoed in that almost empty room. Surprising Lucia.
"Yes?" Said Sebastian who then emerged from behind the door an old man dressed in the uniform of a palace clerk.
"Excuse me, the Duxes have gathered in the throne room, waiting for a glorious presence" the old man replied politely.
"All right then. We'll talk about this again later, now I'll attend the meeting first" Sebastian replied to Lucia.
"Okay uncle, then I say goodbye first" Lucia said goodbye then walked away from the room.
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Then when Lucia was outside the auditorium room about to go to the palace staff room to look for Orland, the young man she recognized was walking while talking to the palace officials.
"Sister Grevier!" Sweep later.
"Lucia? Hey, how you doing?" Reply to the young Narva who has an athletic height and an attractive face named Grevier, as he approached Lucia.
"Good sister" replied Lucia quickly. The young man was his cousin. Sebastian's Son. The young man was the figure of an older brother that Lucia never had.
"What business are you doing in the palace today?"
"It's a long story" Lucia replied with a wry smile.
And they began to speak at length as they walked towards the courtroom.