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Time flew by, and before anyone knew it, a day had passed.
In less than a day, the various kings had entered Camelot, but they no longer had their usual bristling tension. After the news of Vortigern's defeat by King Arthur reached the kings' ears, their previous feelings of defiance had already dissipated.
However, being convinced didn't mean that the kings didn't have their own little schemes. The position of King Arthur was unshakeable, but that didn't mean they couldn't stand a little lower than King Arthur. For example... the Queen.
Whether for their daughters' happiness or their own future power, the position of Queen was worth fighting for. Thus, the kings' little schemes became active the moment they stepped into Camelot.
That night. In the training ground, several Knights of the Round Table sat quietly in a circle, their gazes all fixed on Artoria. Silence enveloped the entire training ground. After a brief gaze, Kay was the first to speak: "Lily, what are your plans next?"
"Plans?" Artoria repeated, looking at her adopted brother in confusion, setting her sword aside. Just two hours ago, Kay had invited Artoria to the training ground, saying it had been a long time since they sparred and he wanted to spar with her.
However, once Artoria arrived, she realized something was amiss. Kay wasn't the only one in the training ground; there were several other Knights of the Round Table. Then, after sparring for a while, the group sat down on the spot. Artoria finally understood: sparring was just an excuse.
Clearly, her adopted brother had something he wanted to tell her. And it had to be something quite serious. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gathered so many Knights of the Round Table.
"This is a problem you'll face sooner or later, I just didn't expect it to come so quickly," Kay said softly, his gaze quite complex. Artoria's expression grew even more solemn, "What problem?"
"It's about King Arthur," Kay said. Ash's matter? Artoria was even more puzzled, so she remained silent, quietly waiting for Kay to continue.
"It's about King Arthur choosing a queen. Don't you have any plans?" As he spoke, Kay looked up at Artoria, whose expression remained calm, and gently shook his head, looking somewhat helpless. How should he put it? This adopted sister was good in every way, except that she didn't care enough about her own affairs.
These past two days, as each tribal king arrived, they brought their daughters with them, claiming to be bringing them to tour Camelot, but everyone knew what they were really thinking. At such an important time, Lily was still completely engrossed in training. How could this be acceptable?!
As the eldest brother, his father, Sir Ector, was old and inconvenient to handle these matters, so it fell to him to be responsible. It was precisely with the idea of "sister is justice" that Kay persuaded the other Knights of the Round Table to participate.
"Ah, you mean that," but Artoria gently shook her head, "I don't plan to participate in the queen selection. Being able to stay by Ash's side is enough."
"..." Artoria's thoughts left Kay momentarily speechless.
If she weren't his sister, he probably wouldn't be able to control his sharp tongue right now. The other Knights of the Round Table exchanged glances, and even without speaking, one could guess that everyone present was probably quite speechless.
"Besides, Ash told me earlier that he doesn't want to choose a queen so soon," Artoria added.
"Just because King Arthur doesn't want to now doesn't mean he won't change his mind later," said Lamorak, the tall man resting his chin in his hand, looking like an expert on matters of the heart. "You know, this time, the kings brought their daughters to the royal city, and there are many charming and beautiful girls among them.
Princess Guinevere is even known as the great beauty of Britain, and she seems to have already arrived in Camelot yesterday."
"Also, think about it carefully, Lily," Kay raised his hand and stroked Artoria's head, "In the future, when King Arthur takes a queen, he will inevitably pour all his affection onto that one queen. And if the queen is a jealous person, she will do everything in her power to prevent other women from being by the King's side. In that case, the affection you receive will probably be just a tiny, insignificant spark."
"But" He changed his tone, "If you were the Queen..."
"Things would be different, wouldn't they?" Artoria murmured softly. "I know, but..." She didn't want to compete with her Imperial Sister. Although her Imperial Sister's behavior was the same as usual, she must also be calculating for the position of Queen in her heart... She didn't want her relationship with Morgan to sour because of this matter.
Gawain seemed to have read Artoria's thoughts. He smiled and said, "Lily, why do you think we are here?"
Artoria was stunned. That's right... Gawain and the others are Morgan's adopted children. Logically, if they didn't want to offend Morgan, they shouldn't be here.
"Because this is an act tacitly approved by Morgan," Agravain said. From the very beginning, Morgan's goal wasn't to be queen. She had said long ago that she wanted both Asher and Artoria. Both of them! Not just one of them! That's what a mature adult does!
Looking at Artoria's slightly flickering eyes and the determined look on her face, Kay smiled and clapped his hands, "Don't worry, we'll all be on your side."
"Why are you helping me...?" Artoria couldn't help but ask.
"You are the most suitable candidate for queen, at least in my opinion," Lancelot said. Artoria's performance over the past year had earned their recognition. Her initiation of the Round Table conference and the release of the Vanguard Lance's true power had also impressed the Knights of the Round Table. If King Arthur had to have a queen, that person had to be Artoria. All in all, this was a very solid plan!
Under Kay's persuasion, Artoria lowered her eyes, and her usually calm eyes shone with an unusual light for the first time.
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Scathach sat quietly by the window, gazing at the night scene. "A queen, huh?" she murmured softly, then sighed gently. She had never imagined that her disciple's marriage would come so quickly. However, this was something that would have to be faced sooner or later.
Even if it was delayed, by the time he was twenty, Uathach would probably bring it up herself. As his Shishou, she certainly couldn't marry her disciple... well, actually she could, but she herself couldn't get past that mental barrier. Rather than giving the position of queen to an unknown woman, it would be better to advance Uathach and Asher's wedding date...
"Mom, what did you say about the queen?" Uathach's confused voice came from behind her. She blinked, her eyes filled with bewilderment. Uathach had been called to the room by Scathach. She didn't know why her mother had suddenly called her over, but it must be something important.
"Do you want to marry Ash?" Scathach suddenly asked.
"Are you joking... Mom?" Uathach tried to ask, her purple eyes filled with confusion. Scathach shook her head and said, "I'm seriously considering this right now." Uathach froze, nodded, but then immediately shook her head again.
"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Scathach couldn't help but smile, "Didn't you always clamor about this before? Now that I'm seriously considering it, why are you so hesitant? Don't you like him anymore?"
"I like him," Uathach said without hesitation, "But if that happens, what about you, Mom?" Scathach froze, then calmly asked, "What does that have to do with me?"
"Well, think about it. If I marry Ash, then you won't be able to be too intimate with him anymore, right? And after he's married, he won't be able to casually go to your room at night, and"
Scathach listened to her daughter's endless chatter, finally sighing. The queen, who was so fierce on the battlefield, seemed to feel exhausted, so she interrupted Uathach, saying softly, "I've already done many intimate things with your brother."
Uathach blinked, seemingly not reacting for a moment.
No, she was too surprised. Not surprised by something
she already knew, but surprised that her mother would say it so openly. Was she planning to come clean?
Seeing her daughter's reaction, which was completely opposite to what she expected, Scathach hesitated slightly. Her red eyes scanned the girl in front of her, then she asked in a low voice, "You already knew?" Under Scathach's gaze, Uathach knew there was no way to bluff her way out.
She could only cough lightly, then honestly nodded. "I saw it when Ash kissed you for the first time..." As if remembering something, she hastily waved her small hands, "But Morgan made me peek, it wasn't my intention! She wanted to sow discord between me and Mom, but I didn't fall for it!"
"Is that so, you already knew?" Scathach looked at Uathach with a complex expression. Thinking about it, this child had been mischievous since she was little, so it wasn't surprising that she would notice.
"Don't worry, Mom, I won't mind just kissing. You and Ash are the most important people to me," Uathach said with a smile. "As long as we can always be together."
Just kissing...? Scathach's expression immediately became a bit subtle, and she gave Uathach a complex look. Uathach's smile froze slightly, and she tried to ask, "Could it be... that that has also happened?" Scathach nodded silently. And it had happened more than once.
After a brief hesitation, Uathach smiled again and waved her hand, "It's fine, it's fine... Mom, it's okay, after all, I knew since before that Ash really likes you, I just didn't expect Mom to actually accept doing that with Ash... I thought kissing was already the limit."
"Perhaps..." Scathach suddenly said, "Perhaps... you're the only one who hasn't done that with him yet."
"Only me, meaning...?"
"Lily and Morgan have also done it."
"..." Uathach was stunned for a long time, then tilted her head slightly, making a confused sound. "Eh?"
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