"The refugees are currently under the protection and supervision of Lord Remy," said Commander Ivana.
"I see, so Lord Remy has chosen to let the refugees stay in San Quentine. I haven't heard from him about it, but I wouldn't mind if he decided to do so. After all, he is the Duke of San Quentine, and he has the right to govern San Quentine as he pleases, as long as it doesn't conflict with royal law," said Queen Kayana.
"Yes, Your Majesty," said Commander Ivana.
"So, has anything else happened in San Quentine besides the large number of refugees arriving at San Quentine in recent days?" asked Queen Kayana.
"Nothing else, Your Majesty," said Commander Ivana.
"Very well, then. Thank you for the information, Ivana," said Queen Kayana.
"You're welcome, Your Majesty," said Commander Ivana.
"Then, Asier, what about the San Angela area? Has anything happened in the San Angela area over the past few days besides the attempted murder of Rid Archie in the Hevea forest and the disappearance of Miss Claret when you went to check on Lord James' residence?" said Queen Kayana.
"There have been no unusual movements or incidents in the San Angela region for the past few days, Your Majesty. Since the attack on the academy some time ago, I decided to order one-quarter of the total Frost Wolf knights to guard the border area between San Angela and Sedona Kingdom. Because as you know, most of the people who attacked the academy were from the Demi-Human race, so there is a possibility that the attackers were from Sedona Kingdom,"
"But since I first ordered the knights to guard the border area until now, there have been no suspicious movements from the citizens or knights of Sedona Kingdom. Indeed, there have been several times when citizens of the Sedona have entered illegally to take resources in the San Angela region or to live illegally in the San Angela region, but they have not caused any disturbances at all. They did not even rebel or resist when we managed to catch them. It seems what you said that the people who attacked the academy were not from the Sedona Kingdom but from another country or organization that intends to pit San Fulgen Kingdom against Sedona Kingdom is true, Your Majesty," said Commander Asier.
"Yes, I said before that I'm not sure if the Sedona Kingdom did this. To this day, the San Fulgen Kingdom and the Sedona Kingdom still maintain a cooperative relationship. One such partnership is the slave exchange. Demi-human slaves from the Sedona Kingdom will be sent to the San Fulgen Kingdom in exchange for human slaves from the San Fulgen Kingdom, who will then be sent to the Sedona Kingdom."
"To be honest, this slave exchange wasn't my idea, as I personally disagree with it. The idea came from Lord Remy, Lord Darwin, and Lord James. Moreover, the three of them were the ones who always refused when the slavery system was wanted to be abolished in this kingdom. Now that Lord James and Lord Darwin are dead, perhaps I can cancel the slave exchange and also abolish the slavery system that still exists in this kingdom."
"In the future, the people of this kingdom will not be able to use slaves to help with their work and daily lives. However, they can still employ other people, whether they are Humans or other races. Of course, they must pay those who work for them, and the pay must also be commensurate with the work they do."
"Perhaps many people will protest this policy, especially the nobility and those who sold slaves. But I don't care, I will still abolish the slavery system in this kingdom. I pity the slaves who always work for their masters but they don't get paid at all. Indeed, there are some people who treat their slaves well, one example is the people of the San Lucia family. The San Lucia family always treats their slaves well, even the slaves who work for the San Lucia family always get paid for their work. I really admire the San Lucia family because of this. However, those who treat slaves well are only a small number, the majority treat their slaves very badly. That's the reason why I intend to abolish this slavery system, I don't want any slaves to be treated badly anymore. Even so, I don't know whether the abolition of this slavery system will be realized soon or not," said Queen Kayana.
The other commanders remained silent as they listened to Queen Kayana's words. Some of them seemed impressed by Queen Kayana's desire to abolish slavery in the kingdom.
"Well, let's forget about that for now. Then, Asier, what about the suspicious organization you were pursuing in the San Angela region? It's possible that they were involved in the attack on the academy some time ago," Queen Kayana said.
"Since the incident at the academy until now, there have been no signs of movement from that suspicious organization. Either they've left the San Fulgen kingdom or they're focused on planning something secretly," said Commander Asier.
"Keep a close eye on the entire San Angela region, Asier. There's a possibility they'll make another move. Besides the attack on the academy, there's a possibility that the organization is also involved in the assassination plot against me and the entire San Lucia family. In short, keep a close eye on the entire San Angela region and report anything suspicious in the San Angela region immediately," said Queen Kayana.
"Yes, Your Majesty," said Commander Asier.
"Okay, it seems like there hasn't been anything strange or suspicious in the San Angela area for the past few days. Furthermore, Allister, has there been anything suspicious in the San Lucia area for the past few days?" asked Queen Kayana.
"Nothing, Your Majesty. Previously, the only suspicious and strange thing that occasionally happened in the San Lucia area was the discovery of an Elf's body with its heart removed. The discovery of the body was considered strange and suspicious because it was unknown what happened to the Elf beforehand and who did it. However, now that the perpetrator is known, the discovery of the body will no longer be considered suspicious. For the past few days, no more Elf bodies have been found in the San Lucia area. So, nothing strange has happened in the San Lucia area for the past few days, Your Majesty," said Commander Allister.
"I see, so nothing strange has happened in the San Lucia area. Then—" said Queen Kayana.
"Wait a moment, Your Majesty," said Commander Allister.
While Queen Kayana was still speaking, Commander Allister suddenly interrupted her.
"What's wrong?" asked Queen Kayana.
"I apologize for interrupting you while you were speaking, Your Majesty. However, I would like to inform you that something strange has happened in the San Lucia region. I had almost forgotten about it, and I even forgot to report it to Lord Louis. Fortunately, I remembered," said Commander Allister.
"What is this strange thing?" asked Queen Kayana.
"This strange thing happened on the border between the San Lucia region and the Orokho Mountains. Several knights on duty at the border claimed to have heard the roar of a dragon coming from the Orokho Mountains," said Commander Allister.
-To be continued