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.

Lady Iryne declared

press play. The series picked up from where it had stopped, new concubines were arriving in the royal palace to join the king’s

Iryne was back on her feet with own dilemma

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

closed mouth as she was eating her

crazy? How and why do the officials keep sending their daughters to marry the king not

faces caked full of make-up. Can we move on?" Elowin answered and sighed.

The rest of the episodes were watched without interruptions and for that, no

elderly man was already composing his thoughts on the series, unfortunately all he could compose was short criticism of Lady Iryne’s

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 telling

a baby swap! She could not wait to see the expressions on the faces

they evacuated the theater. "Your highness,

you want to discuss the consort’s dilemma?"

had been

disappeared 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 the empty chapel which

weary both from the long day

ensuring that 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

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