Chương 233: 7-41

King Cionel of the Kingdom of Hantel found himself in a difficult situation.

First of all, he didn't have an heir. The three princes birthed by the late Queen had all been of poor health, and died at a young age. His only - at least as far as he was aware of - illegitimate son, the half-blood elf Tanyen Vrennin, or rather Tanyen Zashanian, had also mysteriously passed away. Now, his only remaining children were four illegitimate daughters…

Pressed to name a successor, he brought his daughters into the castle, officially recognizing them as members of the royal family, with intentions of marrying them off to high nobles, so that one of his children could at least become the future queen. It was, however, only the last resort - despite being in his sixties, he still didn't give up on siring another son. He appointed ten women, some of whom were younger than his daughters, as his consorts, and he shared the bed with each of them as often as his age allowed.