Princess and Her Knight( Overlord Au.)

[Katze Plains]

"Your Majesty, what do we do?!"

Marquis Blumrush asked as he played his part very well, the news of Babro taking the capital and declaring himself King had shook the room into complete silence, and the present nobles struggled to properly respond to it.

"Your Majesty, I'll go on ahead toward the kingdom and put a stop to the prince's foolishness"

Arthur suggested, for the most he was wondering if this was the right time to take the kingdom for himself, after all it would be a simple matter to kill Barbro but at the same time he realised that would create a civil war, after all he is a foreigner, as such the citizens may not accept a foreigner taking the throne by force, it would be better to be given the throne by the King.

"No, Baron Pendragon, you won us this war with Baharuth as such, your presence in the negotiations with Baharuth is necessary"

Zanac countered, while he believes it would have been best for everyone stay behind and he took the rest of the army under the guise of going to defeat Barbro and take the throne for himself, he was very cognizant of the fact that, as long as Arthur exists, the throne will go to Renner one way or another. 

"This is a matter that father needs to deal with personally. This way, he could restore the faith the citizens have in him as King"

Zanac continued and he earned nods from the rest, His words were true, As the King, Ramposa III needs to be the one to reclaim his throne from Barbro otherwise the people may start to question his strength as a King.

Despite the nobles in the tent agreeing with Zanac, they agreed more so with the fact Arthur would stay behind, this way he won't garner anymore achievements and this would be their last chance to actually get an achievement.

"The Prince makes a point, since we just triumphed over Baharuth we need people that will demand what we can receive from Baharuth for our victory against them, the King needs to hurry back while some of us remain here, I volunteers to stay"

Azimuth explained, to get anything from Baharuth, they needed Arthur to be here. Otherwise, the emperor might try to use Fluder Paradyne against them while Arthur is somewhere else, essentially Arthur would be security just in case.

"I volunteer to stay as well. At least one person of royal blood needs to be present"

"Then I as well"

Zanac informed, and Marquis Raeven chose to stay behind as well. He believed that his mind would be needed in the negotiations, considering the emperor was very cunning.

"Alright then, it's settled. I, Marquis Pespea and Marquis Blumrush, will accompany the King back to the kingdom and deal with the issue with Prince Barbro"

Margrave Urovana stated, finishing up the planning. Truthfully, he felt relieved that Arthur would not be the one going to the capital

With the power the Baron has at his disposal, his takeover of the kingdom would be quick and no one would be able to fight against him although It was relieving to see that he didn't seem to have ambitions like that.

"Very well then, your Majesty, I will call Gazeff and Brain to inform them of what's happening, excuse me"

Arthur exited the tent and left. He wasn't disappointed as this meant he could get something from the Baharuth empire that would benefit his kingdom in the future.

Although he wondered if it was possible for an economically superior country to become a vassal state of a country that's economically inferior?

....

[RE-ESTIZE KINGDOM]

Renner found herself trapped in the Dungeon, well she wasn't technically trapped as she willingly locked herself in here as an attempt to save herself from Barbro however since she cannot leave she might as well be trapped.

"hmm"

"something the matter, Princess?"

"no, just thinking"

She answered Edstrom, although she felt a bit uneasy right now. 

The two women were walking the narrow hallways of the Dungeon passing by various cells that held many other criminals of the Kingdom, their destination being two specific cells of individuals that were captured a few months ago.

Babro's attack was something that was unexpected, she had thought he would do something stupid as a way to secure the throne for himself however she underestimated how quick he would do it and she overestimated his rationality and because of that she was caught off guard.

While she was aware that Baharuth was using only half their forces in the war and thus should have more than enough soldiers to lend Barbro to help in his little plan, she didn't think he would ask for help from Baharuth and she thought the emperor would not agree to help him.

'Did I get complacent?'

She thought to herself before dismissing the thought. She knows Barbro got help from Baharuth because the Slane Theocracy would never negotiate with an individual who not only doesn't believe in the six great gods but also doesn't respect the very concept of Gods plus she was certain Barbro did have the tact necessary to placate the theocracy.

Thanks to all that, it's easy to deduce that Barbro got aid from Baharuth. She let out a sigh feeling a bit tired, she missed Arthur.

Despite Edstrom being her servant for a few months now, the fact that Arthur was somewhere else made her nervous.

*click*

The keys turned and opened the locked cell doors, revealing the chained figure of the prisoner, Edstrom opened the adjacent door as well and showed the figure of the person inside.

Malmvist and Pershurian, the former members of the criminal organisation formerly known as eight fingers, now known as the Goldilocks organisation 

"Hello gentlemen, I do hope you're doing well"

"Well now, if it ain't the princess Who put us in this shit hole, I don't see your dog, hopefully he's dead!"

Malmvist spat with venom as he looked through his cell, his arms were held by chains and stretched outward, and he was forcefully sat on his knees.

"What do you want?"

Pershurian curtly asked, his tone showing clearly that he was not pleased by the princess' visit.

"If my presence is such a bother, then I should probably leave you here then, I was considering letting you go free"

She said sarcastically, however if one were to look close enough they could tell that she was not as confident as she seems, a telling sign for this would be the fact that she stood closer to the wall and made no attempts to get closer to the cell.

"What's in it for you, princess?"

The red-haired former six arms members asked.

"I'm sure you can guess, after all your former colleague here is an example of what's in it for me"

She informed, Her words and facial expression told nothing. However, her mind said different things.

'This is fine, I can handle this'

She thought to herself, trying to ease her own nervousness. However, despite her reassurance, 'what ifs' plagued her mind. It wasn't lost on her that Edstrom obeyed her because she feared Arthur and that these two men were in the dungeon because of Arthur.

Arthur had been an essential part of her life these past few months. It was clear as day that she not only wanted him by her side, but she needed him more than anything else.

'Hopefully he'll come back soon'

She thought to herself as she felt an odd sense of loneliness.

"You want us to be your servants? Why would we agree to that?"

"Because you don't get to just be my servants,you can get back the former status you had in eight fingers. The only difference is you'll be working under me and Arthur, you get your freedom and your old life back"

She informed and the two men stayed silent. It was certainly not a bad deal, and to be honest, they had little choice in the matter, staying in the dungeon or serving the princess.

Pershurian glance at his former colleague, the woman wasn't one he'd expect would wear a servants uniform, yet here she was wearing one without much shame on her face.

"very well, I accept your terms princess"

Pershurian answered, his loyalties lied with Zero. However, Zero is dead, and rather than spend his years rotting in a cell, he may as well pledge his allegiance to another.

"I promise you won't regret your choice, now how about you, Mr Malmvist?"

Malmvist looked at the girl with a scrutinising gaze for a few seconds before smiling just slightly and speaking.

"fine, I accept your terms princess"

He said. It was fine, It's not like he can't get his revenge on her. He just has to bide his time, so for the time being, acting as her servant will do well

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A/N: yall seen the Olympics shooting event? Got main character in that jawn.