Chapter 059: Ceremony

May 15, 2022 - 1 minutes read - 197 words

After a month, the various punishments were exacted and a five-year non-aggression treaty was signed with the Empire. All the reparations and ransoms had been paid.

The third prince was returned to Imperial territory, but rumors suggest he is confined under house arrest for a good while. All of the five rebelling noble families from the Kingdom were completely crushed.

To celebrate, the Kingdom held a grand ceremony on the one month anniversary.

Wayne made out well from the war with a two level jump in rank to Lieutenant; it was a special dispensation. Corporal Mirko ranked up to Sergeant while Private Colton went up twice to Corporal.

As for Patrick…

“You’re now a Major! Amazing!” Sergeant Mirko

“And appointed as the commander of the Mobile Brigade, essentially second-in-command of the newly created Eighth Army, plus you’re now a Viscount with the new family name of Snake!” Wayne

I’ve gone from a third son of a minor Baron family to the head of a new Viscount family. I was given the territory of the former Baron Riggsby family and part of the former Viscount Harter territory.

At the age of 15, I’ve started a new aristocratic family.