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.

those actions would surely have the ministers armed with sharp words and petitions in the

my granddaughter out before we can discuss more details about the marriage." Duke Thorin

her grandfather who marched ahead with speed and only stopped when they came to the top of the twenty stairs

keen eyes and a 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 family is not what i

father and I have pampered and allowed you to do as

am afraid that your carefree ways and unmeasured words will

calmly. "I understand the precarious situation our family finds itself in, enemies on every side looking to bring us down. The king was not going to let us go without a positive

would never let that happen." Her

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

their way to spread the news of

of disobeying the king's orders if you resisted," Sigrid told him as they came closer again to talk. "It is not all hopeless grandfather, at least we got a death 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

her chest

idea what billionaire meant but he liked the fact that Sigrid had been prepared. He was rather surprised however, with this

give

Sigrid nodded.

in this, Sigrid would not have thought of

you truly think of the crown

stone ground, pondering on the question for a moment

him once at the Eastern boarder when

rescued her in time. She was shivering because it was cold, Prince Roland happened to be passing by

had taken for the original Sigrid to become obsessed with him. She turned into a stalker, following him everywhere

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