[Bonus chapter]

In the large hall of the count's manor,

The nobles stared at the piece of paper with wide eyes. They have already flipped the paper thrice but they could not believe it.

"Your majesty, I apologize, but I do not understand it. Are we going to attack an empire and start a war out of the blue?" Though enticing, it was a ridiculous plan. 

Many heads craned back to Alex when the question was asked. Everyone wanted to know if he really had an agenda or he was dragging the whole empire for his personal issues.

There was a rumor that Alex had taken a lover recently and she was the princess of the Sonarise empire. Not only that, he had left the palace with her. because the king of that empire, his uncle, Cedric Gran Sol Walsakiya was found with that woman in his chamber.