After handling his own affairs.
Shepherd turned his attention to Soldier.
At this point, the matter had reached a stalemate.
Soldier possessed formidable strength, making the king and the others afraid to act rashly.
Meanwhile, the king and the others occupied the moral high ground in name.
They held an absolute moral advantage over Soldier's demands.
How could someone who had used witchcraft and turned into a monster marry the princess?!
Only princes could marry princesses; at the very least, it had to be a hero. Though such words had never become an explicit rule, they had already become an unspoken rule in everyone's hearts.
Though Soldier was powerful, he could at most make these people helpless within a single country.
Once the king invited princes and heroes from across the land, they would surely be able to defeat Soldier.
By then, they would still be the rightful rulers.
"What if Nia God permitted it?" At that moment, Shepherd chose to interject. "Let Nia God certify Soldier's morality."
"Soldier became a beast only because he felt guilty for hurting the princess."
"If he could break free from that guilt, he could wash away his sins."
"At that time, he would be a soldier who had joined the kingdom's army. He and the princess truly loved each other, so there would be no issue with him marrying her, right?" Shepherd said.
Seeing the king immediately prepare to refute him, he quickly added, "Surely someone who fought for the kingdom and ultimately fell in love with the princess does not lack the right to marry her?"
The reason unspoken rules remained unspoken was that they often could not withstand being discussed openly.
Status-based morality did exist, but if one examined it closely, one would inevitably discover the immorality within it.
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