Crown Prince Renzo was satisfied with the arrangement that the president made for him. He was scheduled to meet the hero the next days to get to know him. He would make sure that the hero would choose to support him instead of sticking with that Ginehart.
His mood dampened when he remembered Cygnus once again. Ever since he first set his eyes on the man, he already knew that they would not get along. The man was acting like a child and innocent even though the crown prince could feel that he was not. Once he became king, he would make sure to deal with the man or he could do it earlier.
Renzo's eyes went to his adviser who had been silent for a while now. Lindon Ginehart was an ambitious man. The crown prince knew that he used his connections from the academy to get to where he was now. He had no complaints because his adviser was actually good with his work and he finishes his tasks on time.
Even though he looked a bit tamed on the outside, the adviser was actually calculating and unmerciful. He would do anything to get his hands on anything that he wanted. How did he know this because he let one of his men investigate Lindon. Even while he was in the academy, he had someone stage an accident for one of the students for offending him. He managed to get his way around the incident and even graduated on the top of his class.
The Crown Prince also knew that he wanted to the Ginehart duchy and that he was aiming for the position of head. It was also the reason why he did his best to make a connection with him, the crown prince. Renzo called him and told him all of things but the man was not ashamed and instead he came forward to ask him for an alliance.
Renzo liked his confidence and shrewdness so he agreed and they came to a deal. Now, the adviser was working for him to gain more power while Lindon was busy preparing to take over the Ginehart duchy. He had been amassing power from the other branches of the Ginehart and was waiting for the right time to usurp the position.
"What are you going to do now? It seems that Rigel had the backing of the Hero Association right now." The crown prince asked after a while. He wanted to know what the other person was thinking.
"I will help you get the association's full support. I won't allow them to gain more power." Lindon looked at the crown prince. He couldn't believe that at the short amount of time of that he was gone, so many things had already happened but it was not yet too late. He could still fix this.
He would need to make his move ahead of time to suppress Linius but with how the man hasn't participated in the battle against the bandits, the king must have pulled some strings. This was the right time to move and put him in place. "But first of all, I'll need to get rid of the General Linius. I heard that our southern borders are constantly being attacked with monster."
"I'll talk to my father about this matter. I am sure that he would be pleased because there would be one less Ginehart in the capital." Renzo laughed at the thought because he knew that even his father was wary of that family.
Aside from being an influential family with both wealth and power, the family also carried royal blood within their veins. Even though they were not pure blooded, they still had the right to inherit the throne. Ulysses had not shown any interest to the throne and was keeping his relationship with the king at the level of acquaintance.
Even without motives though, the king was still wary of them so he had employed several rules just to restrict them. Now that another Ginehart was a general, the family's name soared again so he was not keen on giving General Linius any missions that could make him stand out more. If he tells the king the adviser's suggestion, the king would definitely agree.
Just as they predicted, King Orpheus immediately agreed to the crown prince's suggestion. Even General Ishmael had a wide green on his face. He thought that it was already payback time to that family that he hated. After that, the king did not waste time and told his secretary to make an announcement.
The secretary immediately drafted the letter and let the king check it. King Orpheus nodded his head after he read the letter. "Please send this letter to the Ginehart manor and tell them that I am waiting for a positive response."
"Thank you so much for granting our request, we will be leaving now," the crown prince and his adviser bowed their head toward the king before they left the door.
"I didn't know that the crown prince had that kind of ideas. It is very refreshing." General Ishmael was pleased because of what was about to happen. He had been waiting for this day.
"Something must have happened but even so, it would be better to cut their power before it grows even more." The king looked back at the general as his face looked serious.
The Ginehart family shouldn't have gained more power but during that time, he couldn't do anything. He needed to promote the major or else the people would notice his dislike of them. So at the end, he agreed to make the man a general.
And now, he did not want the general to gain even more popularity so at the mention of him being sent to the south was welcome. He did not hesitate to sign the announcement and made the general's departure as early as he could after he made preparations. Because he was still under the king's rule, Linius wouldn't be able to say no or else he would be subjected to treason.
The letter reached the Ginehart manor. Linius went out to accept the royal edict and as customary, he kneeled and lifted his hands to accept it. After he accepted it, he stood up and went ahead to read it. The messenger closely watched the general's expression but he did not see anything unusual as it remained neutral.
"I will obey the king's orders. I will be leaving after three days of preparation and will subdue due those monsters to make our kingdom safe." General Linius bowed his head together with the servants who were present.
The messenger nodded as he returned to the carriage and left. After the carriage left the manor's premise, Linius sighed and shook his head. He had just surpassed a difficult task and became a general but even so, he was still treated like he was not one. The king's wariness of them has achieved new heights.
The southern border of the kingdom was facing an unknown jungle that they dare not venture into. The weather at that place was also harsh. It was mostly windy and cold that it could freeze people who would be left out during the night. It would also take them a month before they could reach the kingdom's military base in that place.
Within that amount of time, the general was afraid that they would do something against his family and the person who killed his real brother might appear again. He appeared to have forgotten it but it has been engraved in his heart and mind. The master had promised that he would bring his brother's murderer to the light and deal with him.
"You should go. This is a good bait to lure your enemies out. Once you are gone from the capital, the moths will surely be attracted to the flame. After that I could easily crush them and wipe them out from the face of the earth." Cygnus urged after he heard the news. He was inside the manor when the edict came and the general freely told him what was on that piece of paper.
"Will that be okay?" He was not sure about the master's word, "My father is currently busy in Ginehart and surely they will come at you once they know that I am not in the capital."
"You worry too much general. I can take care of myself and besides they are easy to deal with. Who do you think I am? I can even kill them with one hand once they try to do me harm," the master answered with confidence. The man's worries were placed in the wrong person. "You should worry about yourself. Your journey to that place won't be easy and some might think this as an opportunity to get rid of you."
"Indeed they would. I am sure that those noble families had already received a letter regarding the king's edict. I am not even surprised if some of them are already preparing to assassinate me."
