Bunting and crowds were buzzing, the people of Eva greeted Locke's triumphant return from the Hillsbrad hills.

The welcoming procession even stretches from the outskirts of the city to the heart of the city. As Locke's titular fiancée, Kalia appears early in the morning on the edge of the city waiting for Locke's return.

She was accompanied by many others. But what Kalia paid the most attention to was actually Sally Whiteman, the Archbishop of Lordaeron Holy Light in the crowd.

This woman, who was about Locke's age, made her have to take a few glances from time to time. When she was in the abbey cathedral, she had hardly ever seen Sally, except to see her a few times during that ceremony. In the days that followed, she seemed to be deliberately avoiding her. Even during the time when Locke was injured, as soon as she appeared around Locke, she disappeared immediately.

Kalia didn't know if she was showing her heart or what. If he hadn't shown up at the time, Locke's wife would most likely have been hers. Standing here to greet Locke, it should be her, not herself.

As for why Brigitte wasn't considered, Kalia knew best. How can the queen go to dance with a knife and get a gun? If that's the case, it can kill Bridget...

Apparently sensing Kalia's gaze, Sally looked up and smiled at her, then turned to Shiloh to say something.

Retracting her gaze and looking at the end of the road, Kalia gradually calmed down. Some of my own behaviors have been gained and lost. This is mainly because her mind is confused, she is not limited to her marriage to Locke, it is a formal marriage, and a woman's instinct wants her to hold Locke firmly in her hands.

Is this good or bad?

Another team of knights held pennants and rode their horses with a message, "There are still five hundred meters left, and Lord Harvey and the Southern War Zone will return!" ”

The dignitaries who were waiting to be greeted began to quickly pack their bags, and Kalia hurriedly packed up her appearance with the help of Ellie.

In the past, when the king returned from a war with his army, the queen, the prime minister and other adults who stayed at home would come to welcome the king's return.

Led by the queen and the prime minister, they would present flowers and wine to the king and representatives of the noble army... However, Locke is not a king, and Lordaeron does not have a prime minister now. Although Kalia is not yet the queen, she is a member of the royal family and Locke's fiancée, and has the responsibility and obligation to welcome the returning soldiers.

In a short time, the banner of Lordaeron and the banner of the Scarlet Crusade appeared first at the end of the road... Far away, Kalia saw Locke riding on a tall black horse...

Although he was only 23 years old, he looked like a thirty-year-old man... Compared to the beautiful and white-skinned Kalia, he even looks older than the 28-year-old Kaliah.

Maybe it's the beard on his chin that makes him look a little sophisticated.

The welcoming crowd began to shout, chanting long live Lordaeron and long live the Scarlet Crusaders. Faintly, there are still people shouting the slogan "Long live the king"...

Sir Bechilmoremon had already seen his daughter Ellie standing behind Princess Kalia, and his worries were instantly relieved. Having never been to Eva before, he began to take a keen interest in the place!

"Next, Lord Harvey should marry the princess first? Or is it a coronation? Listening to the cheers of the people around him, Hudson smiled and asked Sir Mormont next to him, "It's reached this point, I think I can be crowned directly, after all, Her Royal Highness has given up the succession to the throne and transferred it to Lord Harvey." ”

"No, you're wrong." Mormont looked at his daughter and smiled softly as he explained to Hudson, "I'm not a noble lineage, but I know one thing. The Harvey family does not have the right to inherit the throne, it is not a royal family. Lord Harvey's throne was handed over by the princess, but the princess didn't say that the Minethil family would give up the throne, understand? What the princess has always emphasized is that it was she who gave up her inheritance to the throne..."

"So Lord Harvey still has to marry the princess first, and after the marriage, find a time to hold the coronation. And only when Lord Harvey and Her Royal Highness the princess are married, will the pledge of Princess Kalia give up the succession to the throne take effect. So, you get the idea, right? ”

"Are the nobles so good at scheming?" Hudson smiled and shook his head, as if he was disgusted by the curves.

"What is this?! You've seen little," Mormont turned to mock Hudson, who was about his age, "and that's why, though you're the deputy commander of the Scarlet Crusaders, you're not a nobleman. So much so that when you see me, you have to ask me if I call me sir..."

"Oh, can I think you're daydreaming?" Hudson snorted a few times, and then he couldn't hide his smile and said, "When Lord Harvey becomes His Majesty, I may be at least a baron, right?" ”

"You, hehe." Hudson laughed and said, "You're so far off me, Mormont..."

Mormont was not angry about this, he said with a smile, "Although I am late, I am Lord Harvey's staff. Do you know what a staff member does? Oh, you probably wouldn't guess and don't know. It's okay, then I'll tell you! If Lord Harvey had become king, he wouldn't have been able to stay in his room all day and have a headache with paperwork everywhere. Does he need a prime minister to understand? ”

"Huh? You mean, you are the future Prime Minister of this kingdom? Hudson scoffed, he certainly didn't believe Mormont would become prime minister. In fact, he felt that the most likely one was the Grand Inquisitor of Hiloh or Baron Berg, and even the current Speaker of the Council of Nobles, Viscount Quat, was more qualified than him.

"Hehe, don't believe it." Mormont seemed to have known he would say this, further explaining, "The position of prime minister is very important. It is the hand of the kingdom, the embodiment and sounding board of the king's will in cabinet meetings, so he must be able to gain the king's trust. But at the same time, you can't get too close to other powerful people, you know? ”

"Don't you keep me, do you understand? If I understood, would I ask you what to do? Hudson snorted a few times, and after thinking for a while, he realized that what Mormont said was indeed very reasonable, and it seemed that this was really the case.

In order to prevent the prime minister from colluding with the powerful lords below, the king is likely to do this...

Hudson's excitement about becoming a nobleman was diluted, and he looked at Mormont with complicated eyes, "Did you already know?" Know that Master Harvey doesn't have a staff member by his side? Or consultants? ”

Mormont looked back with a smile and shook on the horse's back, and not far in front of them was Locke, who could probably hear what they were saying.

"It's no secret, Hudson." Mormont tilted his head and said to Hudson, "You underestimate the curiosity of ordinary people about aristocracy, especially great nobles like Lord Harvey. In every corner of Lordaeron, there are bards of all stripes, who compile all the information of Lord Harvey into a book, and play their tattered accordions across the continent, and earn their living by praising Lord Harvey. ”

"Actually, it's not just Lord Harvey, you, Lord Norris, Grand Inspector Shiloh, Baron Berg, and so on. All the important people around Master Harvey have been sorted out. Your story has long been sold in small albums by merchants, and sung by bards in inns. And I—" Mormont said with some smugness, "I have discovered that Lord Harvey lacks a man who can give advice.... So when word spread that Lord Harvey was coming to Hillsbrad Hills, I made my way to Southsea from time to time. As for catching Ike, it was just a matter of getting the attention of Lord Harvey..."

"So, do you understand?"

"You're a.... Lucky guy? Hudson thought about it for a long time and could only say this...

"It's not that I'm lucky, it's that you've been out of the low-level people for too long. In fact, most nobles do," Mormont shrugged, "the common problem of nobles, it's actually quite normal, nothing special. ”

During the time they communicated, Locke didn't say a word, he just waved to the welcoming citizens on both sides. However, he agreed with Mormont, and he began to feel that one of the biggest gains of his trip south was such a staff.

This man is quick-witted, goal-oriented, courageous, and accustomed to doing things rather than talking about them, and is indeed a candidate for prime minister. In the future, maybe you really want to establish the position of prime minister?

The team walked up to the greeting crowd, and Locke rolled over and dismounted and walked to Kalia's side. Behind Locke, he was joined by several soldiers, who would receive the honor as representatives of the Southern Theater of Operations.

Originally, there was Brigitte, but she didn't like this, so she didn't force it.

"Lord Harvey has returned triumphantly, please receive the respect of the people of Lordaeron," said Kalia who first took the wreath from Ellie's hand, Locke bowed her head and let her put it on, and then she took another glass of red wine and handed it to Locke with both hands, the softness and warm happiness in her eyes were seen by everyone.

Locke first raised his glass, then looked at everyone with a smile, "The victory of the Scarlet Crusader soldiers would not have been possible without the support of all of us Lordaerons, and I thank you all on their behalf!" ”

Saying that, Locke gulped down, and then in the cheers of the surrounding people, Locke hugged the happy Princess Kalia in front of him, which was equivalent to telling everyone that everything Princess Kalia said was true.

Then, Locke moved out of the way. Let the other representative soldiers accept this honor. But he immediately went to find Sally in the crowd, wanting to see the look on her face...