Chapter 6: Prince Roland, precious rose.

"Your majesty, about the secondary wife....." she said.

"This matter...." the king interrupted in a more serious voice. It sounded like he was about to reject it. Duke Thorin was not about to let that happen, not when it concerned the future life affairs of his granddaughter.

"The Thorin family will hand over all of our salt mines to the royal family." he declared.

Sigrid's mouth fell slightly open, unexpectedly, her grandfather had decided that if they were in for a penny then they might as well go all in for the pound.

"Done." The King declared with the spirit of an auctioneer sealing the deal by accepting the highest bid.

There and then, the king wrote another decree and ordered for it to be publicized.

"Thank you, your majesty." Sigrid bowed.

The never ending action, giving her a stiff neck as she was not used to it.

"Rise." The King told her.

She got to her feet just when her grandfather was thanking the king. She was ready to hightail it out of the castle and start exploring this world and putting together a survival plan.

The king's chancellor walked in with the death free medal and it was handed to Sigrid. He gave her a rigorous look as he handed it over.

Chancellor Beneville could not believe that a woman with a reputation of being rude and untalented had somehow swindled the king into granting the Thorin family a death free medal and denying the crown prince a secondary wife.

armed with sharp words and petitions

I would like to walk my granddaughter out before we

his request and finally, Sigrid was able to escape from the confining walls of the king's presence. She followed her grandfather who marched ahead with speed and only stopped when they came to the top of the twenty stairs outside that lead up to

frown. "Why didn't you do as I told you? I understand that you have feelings for the crown prince but marriage into the royal

capital city. Your father and I have pampered and allowed you to do as you

your carefree ways and unmeasured words will put you on the

in, enemies on every side looking to bring us down. The king was not going to let us go without a positive response to the marriage offer, it was either the crown prince, an old

would never let that happen." Her grandfather assured

for a moment, allowing the herald to pass between them. He was followed by a team of six sword warriors, their hurried steps going in the direction

were on their way to spread the news of the crown prince's impending

free medal, our family is safer now. As for the salt business, we can just sell something else; sugar is even more expensive than salt. I have the recipe for fine sugar,

thumped her

the fact that Sigrid had been prepared. He was rather surprised

grandmother give

Sigrid nodded.

in this, Sigrid would not have thought

you truly think

ground, pondering on the question for a moment and then looked up

was a love brain, completely an idiot for the crown prince. She had met him once at the Eastern boarder when he visited to

day, she had fallen into the water but her servant girls rescued her in time. She was shivering because it was cold, Prince Roland happened to be passing by and he took off his

obsessed with him. She turned into a stalker, following him

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