Victory

"Rohn, my sister is gentle so treat politely, you hear me?"

Issac smiled at him and nudged her from behind, Rohn was shocked. He put the pieces together and wanted to explain they had a misunderstanding, but she smiled sweetly at him and spoke quietly.

"Do you not like me?"

"I do, it's just um. You're young?"

He said it half second guessing himself, he honestly didn't feel lust for her. It was more like he saw her as his little sister, or even daughter. They hung out often, but he assumed the hand in marriage thing was always with the mature old princess.

"Don't fret about that, with your new position nobody will bother with the ages."

"Yes, it's quite normal."

Both Ilnor and Issac assured him, but his old worlds morals and laws said it was wrong. He was conflicted but when he looked at the scroll in his hands in included a girls name in marriage to him in it.

"You're miss Alicia?"

"You didn't know my name silly? My name is Alicia Issac, I wondered why you always called me princess."

He didn't know what to say or do, they already were engaged, the scroll said. The marriage is just yet to take place, if he backed out he would lose it all probably. Both his new title, and his current position he might even make the Zotts family angry. Sweat poured down his head, and he was worried about everything.

"It's alright Rohn, I know in your nation that it's uncommon to marry so young, I asked the head knight to ask about this in your village. I assure you, there is nothing to fret about here."

Rohn just nodded mutely, seeing he wasn't responding Alicia got worried and looked at her brother. Issac smiled at her, and spoke softly.

"Rohn must be tired, just leave him be for now."

Rohn took the excuse and went away, he silent went back to his workshop. He didn't say anything all day regardless who spoke to him and just focused on his work, his mind still blank from what happened. After Alicia left the two got to more serious topics, they spoke quietly so nobody could overhear.

"The new weapons have been used by some fools, they killed a few cultist or bandits and now claim to war heroes. Can you raise the price on the royal hammer, they wave them around like toys."

"It's possible, is it that serious?"

The Zotts family was selling cannons and guns like water at an oasis. Nobody didn't buy them, people who wanted war and expansion did for their dreams. The people who just wanted peace got them for keepsakes to prevent war, and some just enjoyed the weapons.

"Yes, at the moment a useless merchant and his son who self proclaimed as generals. Should be going to the same mountain I went to gain my same fame. The cowards, they never fight honorably, they just blow everything up at a distance hoping it dies."