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Chapter 206. Evelina’s Request II
Chapter 206. Evelina’s Request II
Dragon King's Harem Chapter 206. Evelina's Request II
I was about to discuss our next plan, but before I could say a word, Evelina opened her voice.
“I have a suggestion. May I say it?” she asked out of the blue.
"Of course. You've helped me a lot," I said. She knew everything more clearly than I do, so I was sure her suggestions would be of use to us, whatever they may be.
"It's about our next plan," Evelina added, making sure that I gave my permission. Her hesitation was clear on her face.
"I don't see any problem with that," I reassured her.
“Then… Are you willing to listen until the end even if it sounds--- um” She tried to find the right words before she finally spoke again. “Ridiculous.”
Her clear hesitation made me frown. No, it wasn't just a hesitation since I could also catch her fear.
"Just say it, Evelina," I demanded curiously.
“Fine…” She took a couple of deep breaths to calm herself before she spoke again.
"I'm thinking of luring out The Orc King," she said carefully. Her eyes glanced at us in turn, observing our expressions.
"Go on," I asked her to continue.
“By using me as a decoy,” she continued in a much lower voice. Obviously, she knew what my reaction would be.
"That's not ridiculous but insane," I refused without further ado. "I won't let you."
Even Eir and General Guillotine couldn't cover their surprise at her suggestion.
“You promise to listen to me until the end,” Evelina begged, turning her gaze to me.
“His target is you, not Draconis. If he manages to get to you, it's tantamount to suicide," I explained in a firm tone. While that sounded like a good idea, one fatal mistake was tantamount to giving Uraugh what he wanted.
“But Uraugh forced the young Orcs to go to war. He separated them from their families and they didn't even want any of this. They shouldn't be here. They are not real soldiers,” she tried to bargain.
But rather than me, it was General Guillotine who answered her.
“Forgive my impudence, Your Highness. But I don't agree with you. They are soldiers. Uraugh had trained them. Forced or not, they should have known what they were going to face on the battlefield. Their families should also be aware of the consequences. Fighting till the last blood, that's what a soldier does." Although this sounded heartless, I knew what he meant. What she said was like trampling on the soldier's pride.
"That's not what I meant, General," Evelina replied, implying she didn't mean to offend a soldier's pride.
“Regardless they are trained or not, it could be The Orc king's ploy to lure you, Your Highness. He is cunning and will do anything to get you,” Eir, who had been silent, suddenly opened his voice.
"But-" Evelina was about to reply, but I interrupted her.
"Evelina. I know you're trying to save them. But all of them already know the consequences. Just like how Xinrax brought his soldiers here, they don't want war. We also don't want war. But it was their kings' ambition that brought us here and what I did was only defend what was mine. Including you." I knew her heart couldn't stand the gruesome sight of a war, that's why she tried to end it quickly. She knew the main cause of this war was her, so she tried to do her best to end it.
She pressed her lips upon my explanation and bent her head down. I thought that was enough to dispel her thoughts about her suggestion, but I was wrong.
“Is it worth it?” she suddenly asked in a firm tone. Then she raised her head to look at us. Her eyes were filled with determination and the glint in her eyes showed how serious she was. “Hundreds of thousands of Minotaurs, dragons, and orcs died or were injured because of me alone. Is it worth it?” she asked again.
"It is," I answered firmly. "The war always demands causalities but as long as we know that we die for our tribe, none of us died in vain. It's an honor for the dragons."
"It's not about you, Your Highness. This is about our tribe's sovereignty. And we, soldiers, are willing to die for it," General Guillotine added. It wasn't that we wanted to die in war, but the dragons always thought that death in battle was an honorable death.
"I understand. But that's different with them. Most of them don't want to be here but they have no other choice," she tried to explain her point once more. I realized we had different points of view on this.
Evelina saw this with her heart and feelings. While I saw all of this with my logic. I needed to be selfish and only thought about what I had to protect from the war. Pitying the enemy was something I didn't want. I would take what I should take and punish who should be punished. As for the others, I would depend on the situation, just like how I spared General Dravis' life since I knew he didn't want this and would be useful to me later.
“They have so many chances to escape during the journey. They could take off their uniforms, escape from the camp in the middle of the night and return to where they came from. Uraugh wouldn't notice if he lost a few soldiers overnight. If they don't take that chance, it means they are ready to face all of this,” I explained. Well, I knew it wouldn't be that easy, but one would have to struggle for their life or natural selection would do the job.
“Uraugh threatened to kill the soldiers' families if they tried to escape. How can they do it, Your Majesty?” she asked in frustration.
I snorted in annoyance. Either because of Evelina's stubbornness or because of Uraugh.
'He is a bastard,' I thought. "That's not my problem," I said coldly.
"What?" Evelina muttered in disbelief.
“That is The Orc Tribe's internal problem. It's not me who has to handle it. What I do know is that the Orcs attacked the dragons and as a dragon king, I must defend the sovereignty of my tribe. As simple as that,” I exclaimed.
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