An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Lincon didn’t reply to Austin right away. Instead, he sat down and poured wine for himself and Austin. After gently clinking glasses, Lincon downed the wine.

“Nice wine!” Lincon clicked his tongue and smiled in satisfaction. Austin wasn’t in a hurry, either. He also drank the wine and stared at Lincon, waiting for his reply.

“Julius invited me to join his team and even promised to give me a lot of benefits. However, I rejected him.”

Upon hearing that, Austin couldn’t help but show a hint of joy on his face. However, Lincon’s following words caused him to feel stunned.

“Your Highness, don’t get so excited. Although I rejected Julius’ invitation, I won’t send my troops to help you, either. I don’t like war, so I’ll choose to remain neutral,” Lincon said frankly.

“Neutral?” Austin furrowed his brow. Then, he quickly advised, “You’re a citizen of West Lucozia. How could you bear looking at the country being split up?”

“Your Highness, my abilities are limited. Thus, I can’t be of much help.” Lincon shook his head.

He continued, “I’m not ambitious, either. I only want to live a peaceful and happy life. That’s why I don’t want to participate in this war. I’ll be satisfied if I can keep my little piece of land.”

continued, “To be honest, both you and Julius are legitimately of the Rhys family bloodline. Thus, it doesn’t make

“Austin was rendered speechless

want to admit it, Lincon had

quite blunt. I apologize if I offended

afraid you won’t be able to stay out

town at the border. It’s quite impoverished and has nothing to offer. Even

I don’t get involved in the

that if you help the monarchy suppress the rebellion and we succeed, I will reward you with a city.” Austin made an offer, trying to

without giving it some thought. “Your Highness, I’m satisfied with just Peace City. I don’t have time to manage another city,

want, right? Just tell me. I’ll definitely try my best to fulfill it!” Austin was

had no ambition or desire and was satisfied with what he

was way