Chapter 276 Princesses

"Yes. We’ve thought it over and decided that it’s the best course of action right now. Next to me are the two princesses and they’ll be assisting us on our quest." One of the elders nodded.

"Girls, introduce yourselves."

"My name is Syvi Valenstaine. Currently level 98 High Elf Enchantress." Syvi smiled and bowed.

She had short blond hair that was swept to the side and her outfit was similar to Silvia’s priest robes.

"Cyril Valenstaine. Nice to meet you." Cyril bowed with a grin.

"Cyril your class." The elders smiled softly.

"Ah right. Level 93 Ascended Combat Medic." Cyril corrected herself.

She was on the shorter side and had long blond hair that reached her h.i.p.s. Her hair was on the slightly wilder side with a flick of hair on the very top.

Looking at that flick of hair, Shiro raised an eyebrow and had the sudden urge to either smooth it back down or give it a tug.

"So what are you thinking right now that involves introducing the princesses to us?" Shiro asked.

"You see, everyone knows that the two princesses will support whoever wins the throne in the end. Them showing support to a prince early is akin to us, the elders, favouring one of the candidates. If we follow what you have planned so far, the first and second prince will find out our supposed favouritism towards the third prince. This will hopefully provoke them to make a move early." One of the elders said while sipping some tea.

Looking at the princesses, Shiro narrowed her eyes in suspicion.

’Do they desire the legacy themselves? What motive do they have to help us?’ She thought to herself. But from the looks of things, she knew that she wasn’t going to get an answer so soon. She’ll have to wait and keep an eye on them.

"Is it ok if I chip in with one of my thoughts?" Aarim called out.

"Sure. Feel free to share your thoughts." The elder nodded since they were open to suggestions that may help the country.

"How much urgency do we want the princes to feel? If we were to make our support more apparent and give the third prince more power, it’ll give the other princes more urgency and throw them into complete war. But if we don’t make them feel enough urgency, we’re just going to be powering up the third prince and making him more of a competitor." Aarim reminded.

"Hmm... we can’t make the situation too urgent since we don’t exactly have the manpower to keep up." Shiro furrowed her brows.

"Then how about we show a little surface support then follow it up with some support in the background. The princes will ’happen’ to find out and urge their followers to speed up plans while not making a move just yet." One of the elders suggested.

"That’s is a possible choice." Shiro nodded.

"We’ll do that for now then. On the surface, we’ll allocate more resources and potions for the third prince to nurture his follows. While in the shadows, we’ll provide him with some extra support such as weapons or armour." The elder nodded.

Agreeing upon their current plan, they discussed a few situations that may happen along with actions that they should take.

"By the way big sis, what are you going to do about dad’s legacy? You are his favourite after all." Cyril asked curiously.

"Hmm... Well I don’t know much about it." Lyrica shook her head and looked towards the elders.

"About that, it’s currently being monitored by your brothers so we’ll have to wait till nightfall. If we can silence the guards for a short while, we’ll be able to send you to the inheritance and see if you can claim it." One of the older elders replied.

"Ah about the silencing part. Leave it to me, I can sort it out." Shiro offered with a smile.

"""Don’t kill them.""" Aarim, Madison and Lyrica called out at the same time.

". . . oi. I’m not that bloodthirsty you know." Shiro’s smile twitched slightly.

’Well your nature says differently.’ Aarim retorted in her mind since she could clearly see the figure getting excited.

"I’m only gonna knock them out. Killing them would only bring annoying trouble." Shiro rolled her eyes. Even she knew that the consequences of killing them would spark a premature war.

"Then that’s settled. We’ll be going into the inheritance area at nightfall. Cyril will follow you as a guide so that you know where to go." The elders smiled.

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