Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king

Chapter 423: Changing from the situation

Chapter 423: Changing from the situation

Seems like I was right to mind my own business, Alpheo thought as Shahab passed him the news of the Romelian fleet's crushing defeat at the hands of the Confederation of the Free Isle.

It was exactly as he had predicted. When the envoys had first arrived, practically begging Yarzat to join Veritia's grand league and purge the pirates from Harmway—and from the Southern Sea entirely—many in his court had clamored for action. To stand with the old powers.

To rid the world of the scourge of the sea.

Alpheo had done the opposite.The choice had been his, after all. The fleet and the army did not move without his command. The reputation of a warrior prince had its benefits—when he spoke, soldiers listened.

Officers listened.

Even the highest lords knew that while Jasmine may have carried the blood of the throne, no sword was drawn and no ship set sail without Alpheo's word.Both Jasmine and Shahab had tried to sway him. Their hatred for the sea rats burned deep, and was the hands that steered the ship towards its destination.

But Alpheo saw what they did not—the advantage of claiming neutrality. as there were gains to be had on whoever won or lost. And now, the outcome was clear. The mighty Imperial fleet was gone, shattered beneath the waves. Harmway belonged to the Confederation. The Southern Sea was theirs.