Phantasia: The Princess Knight

Chapter 197: How To Rule A Kingdom Part Two

Everyone in the room looked at Alicia with a bit more respect than they had been. They now realized that the princess standing before them was not dumb. She knew her inabilities and was willing to learn in order to make those same inabilities a strong point.

Seeing the mood of the room change Alicia looked at everyone and said: "My main goals right now are to secure the capital as my Royal Father has asked. I have taken care of the Fernalia army and its Kingdom already We still have a threat of more beastmen and Demonic Plagues coming from the south but with the beastmen who have signed a binding contract with me. They had over ten thousand beastmen defect over to us. They are to be treated with respect just like any other citizen in this kingdom. If I find out that any disrespect was given to them or any racial discrimination I will handle it with a heavy hand."

"Princess I do not mean to interrupt you but what do you mean that the Fernalia army and its Kingdom have been taken care of?" Another the Military Advisor Harlow asked. 

"I hate to say it but I somewhat lost control of my power when I saw my brother and sister, my friends hurt and the soldiers who were mostly volunteers dead on the ground. I used a grand magic and wiped out the entire country..." Everyone gasped and fell silent. THey now realized that the little girl in front of them was not just a little girl but an actual monster just like their king.

"I see now In a way, although bad, this is still good. It will keep the other kingdoms on their toes and always looking at the sky. Now I must ask what are the possibilities that you will lose control of your power again?" Alicia did not know how to answer this because she was not sure if it would happen again or not she could only look over at Blake who knowingly stepped forward.

"You do not need to worry about Alicia losing control.." 

"Impudence you're nothing but a knight but are calling her highness by her given name!?" Viscount Wesly yelled out. Everyone could see he was trying to score some points with Alicia by doing this. Unfortunately not everything was as it seemed.

Blake only looked at him as if he was stupid and said: "What is wrong with me calling my future wife by her given name?"

Viscount Wesley, felt sweat build up on his brow once again and quickly bowed his head yet again. "I am sorry for my outburst I did not know..."

"It's fine. Not many know of this. But well now you all do." Blake snuck a peak at Alicia who was suddenly remembering that Blake kissed her and blushed from ear to ear. "As I was saying No need to worry about Alicia losing control of her power again. No matter what state of mind she is in I can bring her back with a simple trick."

*Poof!*

Was a sound unheard to everyone there except Alicia whose brain was about to melt due to how hot her whole head was getting from embarrassment. She knew what his little trick was! Alicia secretly patted her cheeks to shake off her embarrassment before stepping back forward. 

"Military Advisor Harlow, I will be needing your help over the course of the next few days. I need to know the most strategic points are around the capital that we can use to our advantage. As I was saying before, we still have the threat of the beastmen and demonic plagues. There is also the empire and elves and lastly the dwarves. So we will need to establish defensive barriers around the entire capital." Alicia turned to Charles who was standing back with a smile on his face. "Prime Minister Charles..." 

"Yes, your Highness?" 

"I will need you to help set up refugee camps preferably at least within the first wall. We have already sent word to the surrounding villages, towns, and cities to evacuate to the capital. Even those who are two weeks ride away. With the pace that the incoming armies are coming, we can expect them here within the month. If they are using magic to speed themselves up and six months if not. But if I am not wrong the settlements between the areas we were able to warn to evacuate and the ones who are too far away, the enemy will take a slower time as they destroy everything in their path." Alicia explained.

"I will make it happen, your Highness." 

After giving Prime Minister Charles his work, Alicia took out a scroll and cleared her throat. "I had my brother make this up earlier. On this scroll are the provisions each noble house will need to supply for the time being in order to make sure we have a back stock of food and other necessities."

After many moans and groans about having to give out support from the nobles, the meeting finally finished. Alicia went back to where her brother, sister, and friends were still resting. She sat down at the edge of Princess Catherine's bed and gently stroked her cheek. Blake stood by her side not saying a word just using his own presence to give Alicia support.

Alicia sat back in her chair and lifted her head to the side and looked at Blake. "Blake... " Alicia's cheeks turned red. 

"Hmm?"

"D-do you really plan to ki-kiss me every time my powers go out of control?" Alicia shyly asked.

"Kiss? No, I only did that at that time because I didn't have time to prepare what was needed to calm your power. I have a way to calm your power without needing to kiss. Why? Do you prefer that I kiss you instead? Because I do not mind." Blake looked at Alicia with teasing eyes. 

Alicia's whole face turned red as she realized she had misunderstood what Blake's little trick was!

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