Minister Valentin stepped forward, his tone urgent.
"Your Majesty, we must find a way to delay the Empire's advance to buy us time to contact the other forces in the Eastern Region!"
"The fall of the Goldflow Empire is enough to awaken everyone. Unification is our only way out!"
"Delay? How do we delay it?"
"Aurek's army of hundreds of thousands of Stellar Rank soldiers is right on the border! Do you think he will give us time?"
Will nearly howled in response.
"Marriage!"
Valentin spoke two words and immediately explained in detail.
"We can pretend to submit and become a vassal of the Crossbridge Empire, offering Princess Belinda to Aurek as a symbol of our surrender."
"By using the excuse of preparing for a marriage, we might be able to delay for a month or two. If we can gain this time, the Eastern Region alliance may have a chance to form!"
Will's face turned pale with anger. He knew full well that with Aurek's domineering nature, he didn't need a vassal.
