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.

Iryne declared to which some

magic to press play. The series picked up from where

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

waist. "So, the queen killed two concubines because they were pregnant with male children. The king was aware and he did nothing because those

mouth as she was eating

keep sending their daughters to marry the king not knowing if they will suffer the same fate as the dead concubines? Why

late consort’s funeral dressed like butterflies with faces caked full of make-up. Can we move on?" Elowin answered and sighed. "If you keep doing this mother, I will take back

the episodes were watched without interruptions and for that, no one was more grateful than

all he could compose was short criticism of Lady Iryne’s less than enjoyable

by the series however 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

She could not wait to see the expressions on the faces of Eldorians after they

highness, can I get a few minutes of

the consort’s dilemma?"

had been holding it in for

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

weary both from the long day and anxiety over what Sigrid had to say. It had to be

first, 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

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