"Yes, Princess Yada." Facing the princess, the proud Keira simply nodded as a greeting.

Yada was not someone who cared about such details. She looked into the reception room curiously, as if wondering whether the king would forgive her for her rash act of breaking into the reception room given how much he doted on her.

"Princess Adda," Keira advised, "Although Lann is only an earl, he is now the actual ruler of Cintra. What he and His Majesty the King discuss may change the situation in the North, so it is better not to disturb him."

Yada nodded indifferently and wanted to say something else, but she heard her father's angry shout suddenly coming from the conference room:

"I thought you were a smart man, Lannister, but now it seems you are no better than those fools! Then let your Cintra fend for itself. Temeria will teach the North how to deal with Nilfgaard later!"

The king's angry voice made the guards at the door tremble, and then the door opened, and Lan came out with a cold face.

Seeing Lan's face, Yada, who had been waiting outside the door, suddenly brightened up and quickly stepped forward to talk:

"You are Lann Lannister Rhaanron, the Lion of Cintra, right? I heard you were a witcher, is that true?"

Lane paused for a moment because of the sudden appearance of the girl. Seeing the helpless expression of Keira Metz beside him, he turned his head and looked at the red-haired girl who suddenly appeared in front of him.

There is no other red-haired woman who can be so rude in the Temeria Palace and shout outside the king's reception room.

Princess Adda of Temeria, and Foltest's only officially recognized daughter.

If we take stock of the representative quotes of the main characters in the "The Witcher series", Geralt might have to choose from "Witchers have no feelings" and "Don't be too picky about small evils", after all, he has said a lot of cool sentences.

But Foltest is different. He once said a very representative sentence, which can definitely make people ignore everything else he said:

“It is natural and beautiful for a man to love his sister.”

When Foltest said this, in front of him were his mother and most of the court nobles.

When he was young, Foltest was handsome and good-looking. He was also the tallest, richest and most handsome man in Temeria. Therefore, his private life was extremely chaotic, and he had many illegitimate sons and daughters.

No one at that time expected that Prince Foltest's chaotic life would be ended by his growing biological sister Adda.

When his father died and Foltest became king from a prince, no one could stop his passionate love, so he married his own sister as queen.

It is hard to imagine that this kind of behavior is relatively healthy and normal among many kings in the North; and apart from this incident, Foltest's other decisions as king are also wise enough.

It is difficult for a certain earl named Lannister to judge this.

Unfortunately, Foltest's beloved queen Adda died during childbirth, and Foltest named their child Adda in memory of his late wife.

It is hard to say whether the king has evolved a more dangerous hobby based on orthopedics.

The princess was once cursed because of this and only returned to normal a few years ago.

"I was once cursed to become a vampire bird. It was a witcher named Geralt who helped me to remove the curse. His nickname was 'White Wolf'. He is very similar to you in every way, 'Lion' Lann. Unfortunately, the White Wolf passed away very quickly, and I never saw him in person."

Princess Yada spent the first dozen years of her life from birth to her teenage years as a monster that feeds on human blood. Therefore, she doesn't care much about palace etiquette and can even be said to be wild, arrogant and unrestrained. However, no one can say anything to her because she relies on the king's favor.

Princess Adda looked at Lann curiously. "I am a human transformed from a vampire bird, and you are a demon hunter. I think we have a lot in common. You don't look very well. Did you have an unpleasant conversation with my father? Do you want me to go in and talk to you?"

Lan took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Excuse me, Your Highness Yada. The king and I have some conflicts, and I don't think it can be explained in a few words. If possible, please allow me to leave. I have a lot of things to do next."

Princess Yada was not used to being rejected, so she frowned unhappily, crossed her arms across her chest, and squeezed the exposed semicircle into a nice shape:

"I'm here to talk to you about something serious. Why, I saw you were having a good chat with Ms. Kayla just now, is it because my hair isn't blond enough? But from what I understand, you probably have a soft spot for red-haired girls."

Facing the princess's actions and words, Lan's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He felt that he had never met a princess with a personality that was "princess-like" enough since he came to this world.

Princess Adda continued to herself: "I heard that you are the actual ruler of Cintra now, right? I think we can help each other. You want to drive away Nilfgaard, and I..."

Lann sighed and was about to interrupt Princess Adda when King Foltest's voice suddenly came from the reception room behind him: "Adda, come in."

The red-haired princess wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction and wanted to say something else to Lan.

"Yada, come in!"

This time, the king's voice was slightly angry, and even the princess did not dare to disobey his order. She could only give Lan a fierce look and then go into the house.

Then the voice of King Foltest scolding his daughter and the princess's unconvinced voice were heard from inside the house.

The two guards closed the door, blocking out all sound.

Keira shrugged and asked Lann, "Not going well?"

Lann shook his head: "Neither of us can accept the conditions offered by the other party."

Since the talks broke down, there was no reason to stay in Temeria. After exchanging a few words with Keira, Lan prepared to leave.

He met up with the soldiers waiting outside, and surprisingly the two dwarf teams were still there.

The team led by Zoltan mainly does business, and occasionally acts as a mercenary. The purpose of staying here is to take a boat with Lann to Niubao to find the king, and then go to Novigrad to do business. However, after obtaining Lann's token, he has been considering opening a trade route from Novigrad to Cintra.

As for the dragon-slaying team led by Yarpan, it was a pure adventure team and mercenary team. Under the persuasion of Lann and Zoltan, he had given up his plan to go to Kaedwen:

"After I send you on board, I plan to visit Cintra. Helping the northern gateway in distress to resist Nilfgaard should be a better way to justify the dwarves, right?"

Yarpan said carelessly, and Lane welcomed it.

Lan and his party then prepared to head to the port city according to Zoltan's instructions.

And just after they had walked for a day, a red-haired female knight led a team of cavalrymen and, under the guidance of the gatekeepers, chased in the direction where Lann and his party had left.

If Lan and his companions wanted to take a boat, they would need to go to Maribor, and on the way, they would have to pass by White Orchard.

They decided to rest here for a day. To their surprise, the local people showed unexpected enthusiasm and welcome to Lan.

Lan was shocked. Was what he had done before worthy of such a high local reputation?

After careful questioning, Lann learned the truth:

Sir Villiers, Lord of White Orchard, was brought back to Vizima by Keira before Lann to be dealt with by the king.

For his long-standing evil deeds, coupled with his stupidity in undermining the king's plan to give Lann the cold shoulder, the angry king deprived Villiers of his management rights over White Orchard, retaining only his noble title and tax ownership of the land.

White Orchard was a rich land, but it was ruined by Sir Villiers in recent years. The king had long been dissatisfied with Villiers, and this time he took advantage of the situation to make a fuss.

The tax collector appointed by the king will soon take over the management of White Orchard.

Villiers disagreed at first, believing that the nobles' territories were sacred and inviolable property.

As for Sir Villiers's reaction, the king said:

"It took a great price for me to calm Lannister's anger. But if he insists on challenging you to a duel, I can't stop him. After all, it is the sacred and inviolable right of a noble to defend his honor."

So Villiers compromised.

On that day, all the maids and butlers in the lord's mansion resigned, except for the butler who usually acted arrogantly with the knight.

They were originally villagers of White Orchard. With the king's order backing them up, they had no reason to stay here anymore. What kind of work could they not find in the wealthy White Orchard?

At the same time, all the family guards of the White Orchard Lord's Mansion also left. The salary given by the knight was definitely not enough for them to fight for their lives, and they did not want to encounter the cavalry of Cintra again. It would be better to join the officials appointed by the new king. It doesn't matter who you work for, right?

Villiers was furious, but it was no use. Who told him to be so unpopular in White Orchard?

Lane expressed pleasure at this.

In addition to this incident, another unexpected situation occurred to Lan.

At noon, House knocked on the door and reported to him:

"My Lord, there is a child who wants to see you. It is the child who did not give false testimony to Mr. Kolgrim during the trial. I think his name is..."

"Leo, right?" Lane said.

He was deeply impressed by the name, and if Ace wasn't here at the moment, he really wanted the two of them to get to know each other.

Moreover, in the world of demon hunters, "Leo" also represents two important people. Considering his age and location, Lann already had a guess in his mind.

"I'm very happy, House." When House turned around and prepared to go out to call Leo, Lann suddenly said, "Even though he was just a child, you didn't drive him away. Instead, you came to report to me and ask for my opinion. I have always been worried that you would become a subordinate of the nobles who are arrogant. Now it seems that I was overthinking. Keep it up."

House nodded heavily.

A few breaths later, a boy pushed the door open with trembling hands.

"Lord Lannister, greetings."

I don't know where this kid learned the etiquette from, but he actually showed some respect. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Lan, but his eyes kept turning, nervously looking around the room.