Chapter 173 Princess Ines_3

He admitted that King Lydwen, nearing fifty, retained the majestic bearing of the fabled kings of old who rode dragons.

But Orad, well-versed in the history of the kingdom and his family, had never held much genuine reverence for this king deep in his heart.

After all, if it hadn't been for the strong support of his father and the lords of the Eastern Territory, how could the once "Earl of Hecha County" have ascended to the throne?

Everything was simply because his family did not share the Drakemar blood.

The ancestors of the Temorins, in ancient times, had an attitude of half-submission and half-independence towards the conqueror from Klonia, which ironically became an insurmountable barrier between their family and the northern throne in later generations.

Orad, every time he read the proud history of his family, couldn't help but regret the unpredictability of fate.

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