Ella felt neither.

In the list of candidates listed by Lucis, the only ones Ayla had contact with were General Neht and High Priest Meyert in the northern theater.

But not to mention the former, she just met Lucis a few times, didn't say a few words to each other, and didn't know much about the general's ability, while the latter had doubts about her and had no communication with her.

As for the others, they didn't even say a word.

"I don't know them well enough to choose me even if you asked me to."

Ella didn't wait for Lucis to ask again, and threw the question back to him: "And you should have made a decision already?"

"I'm just hesitant."

Lucis didn't mind discussing state affairs with Ayla. In fact, he intended to guide Ayla to understand these things, but the latter was not very interested and even avoided them actively, which annoyed him a little.

"The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Public Affairs are good candidates, and their qualifications are sufficient, but when it comes to ability, they are still much inferior to Visil. To be honest, they are not qualified for the position of prime minister."

Visil is a very good prime minister. When Lucis is fighting abroad, this prime minister can help him manage the rear and prevent him from being affected. If it weren't for the fact that this matter involved too much, he would be reluctant to give up thisPrime Minister.

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Public Security performed very well in their respective positions, but their ability to manage and coordinate was a bit weaker. No matter which one they were, they were not very satisfactory to Lucis.

Moreover, if they are promoted, they will have to find someone else to replace them. These are all considerations.

Ella could tell that although Lucis had a list of candidates for her to choose from, he hadn't considered anyone else at all.

This is also understandable. As the commander-in-chief of the northern theater, General Necht himself is not suitable for the post of prime minister, and the three senior priests, except for Meyert, who cannot serve as prime minister because he is a woman, the remaining two regardless of abilityNo matter what, Lucis would not choose them.

The temple has always been powerful, and Lucis himself has been working hard to reduce the rights of the high priests. It is impossible to give the position of prime minister to these priests. Although the position of prime minister can restrict them from becoming high priests, it will also give these priests the position of chancellor.The authority is transferred to the side of the temple.

What Lucis struggles with is that the two real candidates are not capable enough.

After Aila realized this, she hesitated for a moment, and said, "If one doesn't work, how about two being prime ministers at the same time?"

"two?"

Ella nodded: "As far as I know, in some countries, there will be two prime ministers in office at the same time. Generally, they are divided into left prime minister and right prime minister."

She didn't know about political rights, but there were many cases in the history of China where two or more prime ministers appeared at the same time. Since Lucis felt that one person was not competent, it should be enough to choose one more.

Lucis had never thought of appointing two prime ministers at the same time, which had never happened in Feiluo, but when Aila mentioned it, he felt a sense of enlightenment.

Indeed, if one is not capable enough, then two go together, and dividing the power of the prime minister into one can also prevent the situation that the prime minister has too much power or even overwhelms the king.

The more think about it, the more think it's a good idea.

"You are indeed right. I will discuss with the ministers how to do it."

Ella hurriedly said, "Don't say I said it!"

She didn't think that if the two prime ministers took office at the same time, they would thank her. She was afraid that she would hate her for letting their rights be divided.

Lucis nodded, this kind of thing is really not suitable for Ella to participate.

He also made the attendants shut up about this matter, and never allowed the news to leak out.

Two days later, Ella heard the news that Lucis intends to appoint two prime ministers. The circle of officials and aristocrats seemed to be blown up. Everyone was discussing the news, even the few who came to play with EllaPrincesses and princesses are all talking.

"There have never been two prime ministers. Now everyone is saying that His Majesty intends to divide the power of the prime minister, just like the high priest."

Don't look at the current high priest who looks like he is going to see the gods at any time. In the past, he had more power than the prime minister, especially during the period of brother Lucis, because his elder brother had always longed for a child.The madman can be said to be obedient to the high priest. If it hadn't been for the unexpected death of the high priest, which caused the high priest's reputation to plummet and was hit hard after Lucis came to power, this high priest who looks more like a mascot now may haveMake the divine power override the royal power.

But even so, the power of the temple should not be underestimated, and all Pastors are still jointly governed by the temple and Nuoma He (district chief).

"Your Majesty naturally has his own considerations, so let's not discuss it too much."

Ella didn't want to talk about this topic, so she quickly changed her mind: "Why did you come to find me together today?"

Although she got along well with Rosalind and the others, they would not come to her if nothing happened, especially if they came together.

Rosalind and the others glanced at each other, and finally Faima, the oldest, spoke.

She said with embarrassment: "Actually, there is one thing we want to ask you for help."

help?

Ella didn't agree in one word: "Tell me what it is first."

Rosalind and others came to Ella for help, but it had nothing to do with them.

"It's Her Royal Highness Princess Katerin."

"Princess Katerin?" Ella didn't know much about this name, it was a complete stranger.

Faima explained: "Princess Katerin was once the wife of His Majesty's father, and now she is the oldest among us."

Lucis's harem was inherited. Although most of these concubines were his elder brother's concubines, there were also a few descended from his father's generation.

Princess Katerin is the oldest princess among the surviving princesses. She is nearly 70 years old, which is already a long life in this era.

The princess once gave birth to a daughter for Lucis' father. According to royal customs, after the death of Lucis' father, she could follow her daughter to live in the palace, but unfortunately Katerin's daughter fell ill and passed away.And she left earlier than her father, so the childless Princess Katerin finally became the princess of the Rusis brothers according to the royal system.

Faima and the others came to Ella, just to ask Ella to help talk to Lucis and let the princess leave the palace.

Aila was puzzled when she heard this: "But I remember that His Majesty allowed you to leave before. If she wanted to leave, why didn't she leave?"

"In the past, His Majesty did allow the people in the harem to leave on their own, but Princess Katerin has experienced the pain of bereavement and her health has not been very good, so she did not choose to leave the palace."

"Then is she better now?"

"No." Faima shook her head: "On the contrary, Princess Katerin's condition has worsened. The doctor said that she probably doesn't have much time left, at most one or two years."

"Then why would she want to leave now?"

Because although she has no daughter, she has a good son-in-law and a grandson.

Princess Katerin's health is not good. Her son-in-law and grandson have always wanted to take her out to take care of her, but the princess herself was worried that she would drag them down, so she never agreed.During the time, she also wanted to get along with her grandson, so she faintly changed her mind recently.

It's just that Princess Katerin herself was not favored in the past, and her daughter married a person of low status, and she didn't even have the right to meet the king, let alone make this request to Lucis, and Princess Katerin also did not have such qualifications.So although she wanted to leave, she never brought it up.

The reason why the four of Rosalind came to Ella for help was not because of Princess Katerin's request, but they all received help from the princess when they first came to Sathya. All these years, they lived together in the harem, and each otherThe relationship with her has always been good. After finding out that she had the idea of leaving the palace, she discussed and came to Ella.

"We also know that it's not good to bother you with this matter, but Princess Katerin has always taken care of us before, and I can only ask you for help in this kind of matter, so I came to you with the cheek."

"Shouldn't you just tell His Majesty about such a thing? He will definitely agree."

This is just a trivial matter. Lucis has always ignored the people in the harem, as long as you tell him, it is impossible for him not to let them go.

Rosalind said embarrassingly, "Isn't it because everyone is more afraid of His Majesty?"

For those who have been in the harem for more than ten years, especially for those who have been in the harem since the reign of the previous king, Lucis is really scary.

Although he seems to have nothing wrong with him now except for his bad temper, but in fact, the reason why Lucis, who had just ascended the throne, was able to take power so quickly, turned the high priest who suppressed him into a mascot, except for the prime ministerIn addition to the help of the general and other confidantes, he relied more on his iron and blood methods.

Rosalind looked around and made sure that the maids were far away and could not hear them, so she approached Ella and whispered, "You haven't seen it before, at that time, a large number of people died every day in the entire palace.People, especially those who served the late king when the accident happened, no matter whether they were beauties or servants, almost no one could leave the prison alive."

The former king was always romantic, and in order to want children, he expanded the harem crazily. At that time, there were countless princesses and beauties without status in the harem. There were three thousand beauties in the harem, which can be said to be a true portrayal.

But after Lucis inherited the throne, most of the people in the harem were liquidated. Regardless of whether it was related to the death of the former king, as long as they had used conspiracy and tricks to eradicate dissidents, one or the other, they were all ruled by Lucis in the harem.The rules punished.

The final result is that after the punishment is over, a large part of the beauties either survived the punishment and lost their lives or were turned into slaves and kicked out of the palace. In the end, those who survived the disaster were also killed when Lucis liberated the harem.She was too scared and left here, leaving only those who have the status of a princess to protect, and at the same time escaped without doing anything evil.

If it weren't for the fear of Lu Xisi's cruel iron blood, how could those beauties be willing to leave the palace? He is a handsome and charming young king. If he could become his concubine, it would be better than leaving the palace to marry someone with low status and no abilityNobles are much stronger.

Ella had vaguely heard Tetis mentioning this matter before, but this was the first time she had heard the specifics.

She thought about the situation of the princesses she knew, and asked with some doubts: "What about Princess Minaya?"

Ella didn't finish, but the others got her point too.

"Don't look at Princess Minaya's arrogant and willful appearance all the time, but she really didn't do anything bad at that time."

Aurora interjected. Sexy and glamorous, she was also the favored concubine of the late king at that time, and she had a lot of contact with Minaya.

"She had only been in the palace for less than a year. She was born noble and very favored, so others were polite to her. In addition, her thoughts at that time were all about giving birth to a child for His Majesty the late king, so naturally she didn't have much to do with it.In those conspiracies."

It can only be said that Princess Minaya's luck is good. If she stays in the harem longer, she won't be so favored. It's hard to say that she won't do anything with this character, but she just didn't do anything bad at that time.It was even cleaner than the concubines who were born from foreign princesses who stayed in the harem today, so Lucis naturally couldn't be counted on her head when she was liquidated.

"So, if you make His Majesty angry, the consequences are really terrible, Ella, please help us!"

Rosalind took Ella's hand and shook it coquettishly.

Ella felt a little uncomfortable being shaken by her, so she had to say: "Okay, let me explain it for you."

"Thank you so much!" Rosalind said in surprise.

It was not for nothing that they asked Ella to help. They all prepared some gifts, but Ella confiscated them.

"It's just a little effort and it's not a big deal. If you have to accept gifts for such a small matter, what would it look like?"

And this end can't be opened, otherwise more people will definitely give her gifts and ask her to help in the future.

Seeing that she refused to accept it, the princesses had no choice but to take back what they had brought.

Since Ayla agreed to them, she naturally wouldn't break her promise, and she didn't intend to delay. After the princesses left, she asked Lucis what he was doing now, and after confirming that he was working but didn't meet anyone else, she took the maid with her.I went to find him.

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As soon as the soldier guarding the door saw her at the end of the corridor, he turned and entered Lucis' office.

"Your Majesty, the princess is here."

Now everyone in the palace knows that there is only one called Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Lucis put down the scroll in his hand and looked up at the door.

Soon Ella's figure appeared there.

"Why are you here at this time?"

Under normal circumstances, Ella rarely came to see him when he was at work.

"I have something to tell you, am I bothering you?"

When Ella came in alone, the soldier closed the door from the outside.

"No, you can come to me whenever you want."

Lucis raised his hand, motioning for her to sit down and talk.

Although there are some chairs in Lucis's office, there are very few people who can actually sit in front of him, and the one that Ella sits on is purposely placed next to his desk, very close to his position.Also never had before.

This is a chair specially prepared for her.

"What do you want to tell me?"

Ella told about Princess Katerin.

"Is her body really that bad?"

Rusis still knew about the physical condition of Princess Katerin. Meljet had reported it to him, and even invited the best doctor for her, that is, the high priest, to see it, but the results were mixed.As one wishes.

Lucis nodded: "She is very old and has been in poor health. She really won't last long."

Princess Katerin was originally his father's princess, and she was not a few years younger than his father, and his father had passed away for more than ten years, but Princess Katerin had been building it all the time. In this era, she was considered to have a very long lifepeople.

It's just birth, old age, sickness and death, and people can't escape it.

"If she wants to leave the harem, she can leave." Lucis agreed to this matter, and took a blank scroll, and wrote a letter in front of Ella.

Ella leaned over to take a look, and found that Lucis was writing the letter to Princess Katerin. In addition to allowing her to leave the palace to live with her grandson, she also rewarded a lot of money and medicinal materials, and even a royal doctorTaking care of her can be said to be very thoughtful.

She sighed: "If they see this, they shouldn't be so afraid of you."

As far as the Lucis she was familiar with, although it was true that he had a bad temper, he could not be called a tyrant. To those he did not dislike, he still had a bit of humanity.

Lucis looked up at her, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who are they?"

Ella said nothing.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Lu Xisi was not angry, he lowered his head and continued to write, and asked her suddenly after a while: "What do you think of the harem?"

Ella didn't understand, so she asked, "How about what?"

"Those princesses in the harem, do you hate their existence?"

Although Lucis has not investigated where Ella's country is during this period of time, he still knows a lot about the royal situation in the countries on the Miou continent, so he knows that in the Miou continent, even the king is monogamous., although they may have many lovers, the only recognized wife will always be the queen.

So he felt that Ella, who grew up in this environment, might mind his harem.

In particular, women in the royal family on Mio's side have the same inheritance rights as men. Ella once told Lucis that she is her father's eldest daughter and is the first heir, even if she has a younger brother, becauseThis is the promise her father and mother made to her grandfather when they got married.

So although Lucis has been looking for Ayla's homeland, he actually doesn't want to find it at all, which means that Ayla is likely to leave Sathya and go back to be her queen.

This is not what he wants to see, so after Ella let go of his relationship with him, Lucis has actually withdrawn the investigation staff, wishing that he would never find Ella's country.

He asked again: "Do you mind the existence of the harem?"

Lucis couldn't bear the thought that Ayla would choose to leave him because of the harem.

Ella has struggled with this issue for a long time, and it can even be said that this may become the biggest disagreement between her and Lucis, which is related to whether they can be together in the end.

The biggest thing is that now that Lucis has finally brought up the issue, of course she has to show her attitude.

"Of course, I don't mind!"

Ella nodded cautiously, with an unprecedented serious expression on her face: "I think you also know that people in Miou mainland are monogamous, if you want to marry me, then your harem cannot exist, and ifIf you marry someone else or have a lover in the future, then even if we get married, I will divorce you."

Although their relationship has not yet reached that stage, what should be clarified should be clarified in advance.

Lu Xisi's expression changed, and his focus shifted: "Are you willing to marry me?"

"I'm just saying if!" Ella saw that he was thinking wrongly. Although she was not unwilling, but now was not the time to think about it: "I'm not old enough to get married now."

"You are an adult."

Lucis doesn't think she is young. In Sathya, most people get married at the age of eleven or thirteen, but Ella is already sixteen years old. Basically, girls at her age have already made a marriage contract even if they are not married.up.

Ella can’t say that in her mind, an adult must be at least 18 years old, but no country in Mio or Feiluo has an adult age of 18 years old. People in this era are really too shortLongevity, their adult time will naturally be earlier.

The most important thing is that Lucis himself is not too young, and it is rare to meet someone who suits his heart. Of course, he wants to marry his sweetheart as soon as possible.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have announced that Ella was his fiancée, because after becoming a fiancée, he could start preparing for marriage.

Of course, this is mainly because they have no habit of getting engaged.

Ella couldn't refute that she was indeed an adult in this day and age.

"Hey, put this question aside for now, so why are you asking me about the harem?"

"Since you are very concerned about the existence of the harem, I can let them all leave."

Lucis himself didn't like people in the harem, he just didn't care about them before, but now that he knew that their existence might affect his future marriage, he naturally wouldn't keep them anymore.

Looking at him, Aila knew that he really wanted to disband the harem. She felt warm, but at the same time she hesitated.

Lucis saw that her expression was different: "What's wrong?"

"If you want to dissolve the harem, what about Rosalind and the others?"

Lucis thought for a long time but couldn't remember who she was talking about. He could only recall Ella's recent contact with the harem based on the attendant's report, and barely guessed a few candidates: "Those princesses who married from other countries?”

Ella nodded: "If they leave the harem, will they be sent back to the country?"

Not her Virgin, but Rosalind and their situation is really special.

These princesses were all married from foreign countries. At that time, the first kings married them to have children, so when they wrote letters to their countries, they only asked for children. Therefore, the princesses sent by various countries were not favored.

If the harem is disbanded now, they will definitely be sent back. Ella doesn't know what will happen to these unfavored and older princesses when they go back, but it won't be much better if they think about it, otherwise Rosalind and the others will alsoThey would rather stay in the harem than go back. As far as Ella knew, their life in the harem was not very satisfactory.

This matter is very simple for Lucis to solve.

For Ella's sake, he was willing to give these people some grace.

"I can promise not to send them back to the country. You can ask them if they want to go out of the palace to live on their own, or if I will arrange a husband for them."

If you choose the former, Lucis can reward them with property and houses, and even help them arrange a job. If you choose the latter, the husband he helps to choose may not be the best one they can find, but at least it can guarantee that they will be married after marriage.The man dare not bully them.

Ayla wasn't sure if they would agree, but she still didn't want anyone else in Lucis's harem, even if they were just for display.

Having this kind of thought means that she has started to care about Lucis.

"Let me ask them first."

This matter is not urgent, Lucis asked her to ask and tell himself.

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"Just in time for you to come, look at this."

Suddenly remembered something, Lucis rummaged through a pile of scrolls, took out one and handed it to Ella.

Ella opened it and saw that it was a "Memorandum" written by the Minister of Finance, which contained a request for the country to come forward to mint new coins and redesign the currency unit.

According to the scroll, Sathia has never had an official currency system. The various currencies used by everyone come from abroad, and most of them are from the Miou continent, while most of the country directly uses metals, a few gold, silver and copper coins.It is also a private casting, not to mention the authenticity, and the weight is also different, which to a certain extent caused confusion in the market and hindered the transaction.

At the same time, because the current calculation method is decimal, the original weight conversion ratio is not suitable for this new calculation method, which will increase the workload of financial officers, so I request Your Majesty to change these systems.

It seems absurd to change the weight unit that has been used for a long time in order to make tax calculations easier, but this is really not a big deal in Sathya. The length units they use are the former kings.It was determined by the measurement of their own arm, and it has not been changed since Lucis' father's generation, otherwise they would have to change the length unit several times for different kings.

But Lucis told Ella: "He's trying to curry favor with you by bringing this up at this time."

The new calculation method was taught by Ella, and the Minister of Finance and his financial officials have benefited a lot, but at this time, the proposal to rectify the currency system is indeed to curry favor with Ella and save the country.

The Minister of Finance is eyeing the position of the Prime Minister, but his rival, the Minister of Justice, is not a vegetarian either. The two are not even alike in ability or birth, which makes it difficult for Lucis to make a choice, and naturally he cannot express himselfThe advantages.

So this flexible minister thought of going the way of Ella. In fact, most of the posts sent to Ella recently were sent by people from his faction. It's a pity that Ella didn't answer any of them, so she just cut offAll his ways.

However, although Lucis said that the Minister of Finance wrote this "Memorandum" to please Ira, but in Ira's view, the content of the scroll of the Minister of Finance is very rich.In addition to changing the method, even the size and style of the currency have several versions of the illustrations drawn on it, which is well-founded and well-founded. Obviously, this cannot be prepared in a short time. It can be seen that although the Minister of Finance has some selfish intentions, it is not just for LuThe reason in Sith's mouth.

And at the end of the scroll, there is also a comment from Lucis. He agreed to the proposal, but the specific modification must be decided after discussing with other ministers.

But this matter really needs to be done, and it can't be completed in a short while. Lucis showed Ella here, but it just happened to happen, and the matter had something to do with her, so he found out.

Ella didn't stay here to disturb his work, and left after saying a few more words, but she didn't go back to the bedroom, but planned to go to the harem to talk to Rosalind and the others about these things.

Rosalind and the others left Ella's front foot. Not long after they returned to their residence, they heard that Ella was coming.

Ella came to the harem very rarely. She came here once before to see Mel Yat, but now she comes to the area where the princesses live. She has not arrived yet, and everyone living in this area knows about it., Rosalind and the others didn't expect her to come so quickly, thinking that something happened, they hurriedly went out to look for her again.

The main reason is that she is afraid that she will run into Minaya and those Sathya-born princesses, and it will be bad if something happens.

"Why is Your Highness here? Is there something wrong?"

Ella did not expect to run into them on the road: "I have something to tell you."

Seeing this, Faima said, "Then you might as well go to my place."

Her dormitory is the closest among them, so it is convenient to go to her place.

Others naturally have no opinion.

When they arrived at the place, they just sat down when Faima's maid brought a plate of wine and drinks. Before Ella took a sip, she told the story directly.

She first talked about Princess Katerin: "Your Majesty has agreed to her going out of the palace, and someone will come to deliver the letter soon."

Although Lucis's letter was written, but because he also gave Princess Katerin a lot of rewards, these things needed to be prepared and waited to be delivered together with the letter, so the time would be a little later.

The four of them were happy for Princess Katerin, but also shocked by Ella's efficiency. How long has it been since she made an agreement with His Majesty?

But looking at it this way, asking her for help is really the right choice.

"That's great, His Highness Katerin must be very happy."

Rosalind can't wait to tell Princess Katerin the good news now. Among all the people, she is the most taken care of by the other party. It is said that she is similar to Princess Katerin's daughter.He has always taken care of her.

Seeing them happy, Aila was a little hesitant to say another thing.

Fayima, who was still careful, found that she hesitated to speak, as if she had something to say, and asked, "Is there anything else you want to say, Your Highness Ella?"

When she asked, the other people who were happy all looked at Ella.

Ella's face became more and more embarrassed, and she was still a little red. After all, she caused this incident, and it is a bit hard for her to say it now.

Seeing her like this, the others didn't urge her, just waiting for Ella to speak.

Ella gritted her teeth and said, "I mentioned Princess Katerin to Your Majesty just now, and His Majesty asked me to ask you if you want to leave the palace."

She didn't directly say to disband the harem, but the words stopped in the ears of the four princesses, and it was almost the same.

A moment ago they were still happy that Princess Katerin was able to leave the palace, but the next moment it was their turn to leave too, all of a sudden, the faces of the four people who realized it turned pale.

Rosalind, who had always been straightforward and quick-spoken, tremblingly said, "Is Your Majesty going to send us back to China?"

Seeing that they were terrified, Ella quickly explained: "No, His Majesty has no intention of sending you back."

Worried that their thinking would become more and more crooked, Ella continued: "Your Majesty means to let you choose for yourself, whether you want to live on your own or find someone to marry."

"If you want to live on your own, he will arrange your residence and work, and if you want to remarry, he will help you find a suitable partner."

"After all, you will not be sent back."

Hearing what she said, the four princesses felt relieved, and the blood on their faces gradually warmed up.

"It scared me to death. I thought they were going to send us back."

Ella didn't expect them to react so strongly, and she wanted to ask them about their past situation, but she didn't dare to ask, worrying about meeting their sad things.

In fact, it is not a sad thing, but when Rosalind and others married, their father was the king, and they were not favored at that time, but now the masters of their respective countries have long since become their brothers.None of them are brothers from the same mother, and the relationship is weak in the first place. In the past, they would give them something for the sake of King Sathya. If they are sent back now, they will be sent to marry in other countries even if they are already old.They have no qualifications, and without the little bit of value left, they will definitely not care about them anymore.

At that point, the few people who have no ability to support themselves don't know if they can survive.

This is also the reason why they didn't choose to leave at the beginning, even though the life in the harem was not very good, at least they had food and shelter, and there were people around to serve them.

And now His Majesty wants them to leave the palace, but is willing to guarantee their future life, so why not?

Among the two choices given by Lucis, the four of them chose the latter without any hesitation—letting His Majesty help them find a suitable person to marry.

The reasons they gave are also very realistic: "We are all people who have never worked before. It is really impossible to support ourselves. It is better to find a suitable husband to support ourselves. Moreover, the candidate His Majesty is looking for is not easy.It won't be too bad."

At this time, they believed in Lucis very much.

Ella said that she understands that women in this era seldom go out to work by themselves. They will marry very early, and after marriage, they will focus on their families. This is the limitation of the times, and Ella does not force them to change.

But she still reminded: "Actually, you can find a job even if you are married. Aren't there many noble wives who work in the harem? You can do it if you want to."

Those aristocratic ladies working in the harem are not only for the meager salary, but also because it can show their identity and status, just like the aristocratic women in the western court who live in it all the year round to accompany the queens and princesses, it means that they are in the center of powera symbol of.

However, Ella's proposal was only to express her own opinion, and it was up to them to make their own decisions on how to choose.

"Your Majesty probably won't issue an order right away, you can think about it for yourself."