Peace at Last (Part 4)

"Her lands will be selected from those of the Grand Duchy of Essagor to further strengthen your bond and her family name will be inscribed among those granted by the Crown."

Despite the arrays, Zinya fell to her knees sobbing and needed the help of the Royal Guards to stand up since no one but them could move.

She didn't care for the rumors or the barony. Zinya had no interest in the now Royal-conferred last name.

The reason she was crying out of joy was that the Kingdom was finally acknowledging her husband's efforts and sacrifices. For once, he wasn't standing out of the spotlight, letting others take all the credit.

This time, he was at center stage, and even though the wonderful words that the King had said about Vastor couldn't make up for the years he had been ignored and treated as a joke, it was an excellent start.