The Unlucky Villainess Small Fief

Chapter 8

"Your majesty. I had received reports from the earl of Buschwick that he had heard of a loud sound near his estate. According to him, the sound was not animal-like: it was more scary. What are your thought about this, your majesty?" Captain commander Suvvell asked as he remained keeling with his one knee in front of the king in the great chamber. King Frederich Faaseil was busy drinking wine with his harem beside him, also busy servicing him. Suvvell could only look away in disgust. 

'Why the hell do we have a king like this? Furthermore...the department of finance suddenly went missing...ditching a large sum of money too...the agricultural state of the kingdom is getting poorer...the queen also is busy committing adultery.. the prince too... is currently in a honeymoon with that lowlife...sigh..like parents like children...' captain commander Suvvell sighed in which he gasped. Sighing in front of a king means disrespect. The women stopped servicing the king, making the entire place awkward with silence.

"My apologies, your majesty, i did not intend to do that,"

" you better be. So, what was your question again?"

'Tch..not even listening...'" there was a loud sound coming near the Bushwick estate. The earl requested for the king to check it out." Captain Suvvell gritted his teeth.

"Hmm? Maybe that is just a sound from bears and wolves, you know- winter is getting near, so they are looking for something to prey on,"

"...also, your majesty, about the agricultural-" suvvell said but was interrupted "let the Holminne house solve it," the king said and shooed Suvvell away. Suvvell nodded once again and went out of the chamber room.

It was a 55 minutes ride from the kingdom to the Holminne ducal house. Suvvell unmounts his horse and approached the guards by the gate.

"I am here to have an audience with the head of the Holminne house," suvvell said. "Right away, Duke Suvvell," the guards saluted and let him inside the premises of the Holminne household. Ruvedich Suvvell saw a servant by the door and the servant led him inside, towards the drawing room of the house.

"..please wait for my lord, he'll be here shortly." The servant said and went to leave Rudevich Suvvell alone. Minutes after, Jeremy Holminne, came in.

"Duke Holminne." Rudevich stood up to greet him but Jeremy stopped him. "Let me sit down as well, Dorothy, get us tea, will you?" Jeremy asked the maid as she nodded and went out of the room.

"I will not be staying here longer.. I just came for an errand.." Rudevich said. Jeremy nodded, suggesting Rudevich to continue.

"It is about the continuous degrading of the agricultural department of the kingdom. If we cant solve this by the end of fall, i am afraid, everyone will perish because of lack of food supply." Suvvell said. Jeremy remained passive with the problem presented by his once son-in-law.

Rudevich Suvvell was the cousin of the current king. He was once betrothed to Lady Ortezca Holminne but the current king made the lady betrothed to his son- the first prince- Benjamin Faseeil who is currently in a honeymoon right now with Baron Dicken's illegitimate daughter- Vanessa Dickens. Rudevich was then sent to countless expeditions and was late to do something even late to receive the news about his annulment of engagement. He then accepted like it was nothing since their age gap is almost by 10 years and Rudevich was sure that Lady Ortezca would like someone within her age group. So he then once again immersed himself in territory extensions before he received the news that the lady herself was banished from the household, even from the kingdom. Rudevich then received some rumors about the bad behaviors of the holminne lady towards a certain baron's daughter in the academy. He was glad that his annulment with her happened or else he would see her bad behaviors.

"I see, i will ask Robert and Feus about this. Thank you. Take care of your way, alright?" Jeremy smiled at him. Rudevich nodded and went out of the drawing room.