"Adrahil, son of Prince Angerimel of Amroth and future heir to the princehood, pays his respects to King Roland!" Adrahil saluted Roland from horseback, hand over his chest.
Thanks to Holfa's reminder and the conspicuous royal banner behind Roland, Adrahil easily identified Roland.
"No need for ceremony! Friend from afar! I am Roland, King of Lagrange, lord of Flowing City and Lulong Fortress!" Roland returned the chest salute, rattling off an outrageously long string of titles.
"Greetings, King Roland. I have come on my father's orders in hopes that our two nations..." Adrahil was still young and unable to contain himself, blurting out the purpose of his visit.
"This is not the place to talk. Come, let us continue our discussion inside the castle!" Roland was in no hurry, instead inviting Adrahil into the city for a proper discussion.
"This is a gift my father carefully prepared for you!" Adrahil respectfully presented a gift list.
"You are most thoughtful. Please convey my thanks to Prince Angerimel, whom I have yet to meet, and wish him good health!" Roland said to Adrahil after taking it and casually glancing over it twice. There was nothing particularly remarkable about it; it was an entirely conventional gift list. Though expensive, it was not enough to move Roland.
That was because Roland's system shop had suddenly locked up. He could no longer exchange money for wealth points, so those costly gems and gifts could only serve as decorations, unless they could perhaps be used for alchemy.
After a few exchanges, Roland also gleaned several pieces of information from Adrahil's earlier words. First, Prince Angerimel of Amroth was clearly optimistic about forming an alliance with him; otherwise, he would not have sent his own son to personally handle this matter. Moreover, Adrahil's attitude was extremely humble,