Chapter 164: To save or not to save?

Watching television with the Thorin’s was always a fun experience for Roland, it involved a lot of screams, questions and other dramatic behaviors mostly exhibited by Lady Iryne.

Like now, they were only five minutes into the The Courtesan’s Dilemma and she had already paused the show to ask a question. She stood at the front and faced everyone as the question was a general one.

"Why was a king allowed to have a harem?"

Elowin was like the eager student in class, his hand was the first to go up. "Political alliances mother, its the same reason why the king is allowed to have two wives."

"I feel like this question was meant for Roland." General Paxton said.

Roland shrugged, "Why me?"

"You are the prince here." The general answered in a way that was obvious.

"Every man in Eldoria is allowed to marry two wives if he wishes, can we not make this a royal family thing." Roland dived back into his food, preferring that the matter be sealed and they go back to watching the series.

"It is the culture of that kingdom in the series, can we move on?" John inquired.

declared to

from her mother and she used magic to press play. The series picked up from where it had stopped, new concubines were arriving in the royal palace to join the

minutes later, Lady Iryne was back on her feet with own dilemma that

concubines because they were pregnant with male children. The king was aware and he did nothing because those two concubines came from weaker families. Two days after they died, there was a draft in the palace and three new concubines joined

Sigrid confirmed through a closed mouth

her hands to the sky. "Are they crazy? Is the whole world crazy? How and why do the officials keep sending their daughters to marry the king

from noble families attended the late consort’s funeral dressed like butterflies with faces caked full of make-up. Can we move on?" Elowin answered and

were watched without interruptions and for that, no one was

the series, unfortunately all he could compose was short criticism of Lady Iryne’s less than enjoyable

and he could not wait to see more. They had left off at a part where a concubine had secretly given birth to a male child in the palace. At the same time, the queen had given birth to a son as well. There was no

what was going to happen next, a baby swap! She could not wait to see the expressions on the faces

Roland as they evacuated the theater. "Your highness, can I get

to discuss the consort’s dilemma?" Roland took a

much." Jesting expelled a breath. He had

into Roland’s study. Sigrid took this opportunity to pull her father side. She also had something to discuss. They went all the way to

important to discuss." Lord Paxton Thorin’s voice was weary both from the long day and anxiety over

they had absolute privacy and said to him, "Its about Lord Ellas Shadowmere, the marquess of Greystone. There are some parts of my dream that I never shared before because they were

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