Meanwhile inside the meeting hall.


    The four kings from venums, Sham, Greenland, and Goshon were seated. The fifth, sixth, and seventh princes of Avalo were also seated. A few generals from the four kingdoms and the Royal council members of venums.


    "I heard that the crown prince of Avalo is currently leading ten thousand men to Pontus," the sixth prince of Avalo said.


    "Ten thousand, is that not too much, why are they starting from Pontus?" One of the royal council members said.


    "How should I know that? My brother is not the type to explain himself. Besides, it is going to be a surprise attack, so I guess he brought enough men. Besides Pontus is the richest kingdom among those three. Since they are buying more solid, it will be wise to reduce their supply, " the sixth prince said.


    " True, but do you not find it alarming that Pontus is dangerous close to venums? What if the prince decides to pay venums a visit?" the king of Sham asked.


    "Even if he does, we have kept everything hidden well, he would not find anything," the king of Venums, king Santana replied.


    "That is right, there is nothing to worry about. The crown prince of Avalo has not visited any of our kingdoms in the last three years. Besides the prince will be too busy thinking of how to deal with the other two kingdoms that joined forces with Pontus," the king of Greenland joined in.


    Everybody on the table nodded in agreement to his words. " we need to use this period to get more men. We should attack once Avalo finishes fighting the war against those three. That way Avalo would have lost a lot of men to the war, which will make our victory more certain," king of Goshon joined the conversation.


    " I still believe that we should have joined those three. Avalo would have fallen if we join hands. Can Avalo fight against seven kingdoms?" the king of Sham said.


    " Do not be short-sighted. We are trying to break free from Avalo. Do you think those three will not try to subdue us after the war is over? Besides, If we join them, the benefits from Avalo that will get to us will be less.


    Let them fight, while we win in the future and take all the benefit for ourselves, "the king of Greenland spoke.


    " I agree, if we are not careful, we may end up being slaves once more, " king Santana said.


    They continue to deliberate among themselves. Because the door to this meeting room was very thick and made of iron they failed to hear the commotion outside the door.


    This hall had been chosen for this meeting because they did not want the guards that stayed outside the door to hear them. Moreover, someone might miss their way, and so they could not afford for anyone to hear anything by mistake. This was a secret meeting and any wrong step will put their years of planning into nothing.


    "We already have thirty thousand men, if we can get ten thousand more, then we would be set to attract," king Santana said.


    "yes, but all the neighboring kingdoms have become more careful as the day goes by. If we are not careful the activities of the Bandit will get my brother''s attention," the seventh prince said.


    "So, Bandit has been part of the word before he was born he would never be able to trace it to us," the king of shame spoke with pride.


    "The crown prince of Avalo is incredibly smart. He is not the type to overlook anything. My men in Avalo told me that recently more of my brother''s men are seen around the houses of commoners. It seemed as if they are just leisurely taking a walk but I am sure my brother is just using them to set a bait for the bandit, " the sixth prince spoke.


    " My brother is right, the crown prince must be smelling something. There is a need to be careful. If the crown prince finds out about our plans all our efforts will go to waste, " the fifth prince said. They all knew this because they were counting on the element of surprise to win the war.


    " How are you sure this has anything to do with the activities of the bandit, what if he was searching for something else, " king Santana asked.


    " It is possible but there is a need to act more carefully, " the sixth prince said and his brothers nodded in agreement.


    " fine, when next the bandit delivers, we would remember to warn them, " King Santana agreed.


    The king of Shem was about to say something when the door to the hall was busted open with a loud bang.


    Everyone in the room paused and they naturally turned to the door. They have been having this meeting for a few years and a thing like this has never happened.


    So the men were alert. Some already draw their sword but they were surprised to see a beautiful woman walk in. They all looked at her curious and the guards that seem to have helped to pull the door open.


    A minute back, when the Queen has told the guard that they chose death, the two men become scared and pull the door open as soon as Queen magret took a step closer.


    Queen magret did not know if she should laugh or feel impressed by the fast reflects and decision-making of the men.


    After taking a deep breath she stepped inside. She was so looking forward to the drama that will play out in the meeting hall.


    The first person to recognize Queen magret was her brother. King Santana. How could he not, the young magret always chose white for this festival. Moreover, he would recognize the jewelry on her neck even among a thousand that were similar to it.


    This jewelry belonged to Magret''s mother. It was handed over to magret after her death. Among all lord Phineas children, lady Magret was doted on the most by their father.


    "Magret," king Santana called.


    At the mention of her name the next person to recognize her was her so-called fiancee. Lord Gab.


    "Brother," Queen magret said with a wide smile. When Queen magret spoke, everyone in the hall came to an understanding.


    Lord Phineas had just one daughter and she ran away on the day of her wedding ceremony. The other men were too surprised to notice the shock that was registered on the faces of the Avalo princes.


    They naturally recognized her, but not as a sister to King Santana but the Queen of Avalo.


    "What is she doing here?" the three brothers asked each other. They were aware of her scheming and cunning nature. The three of them broke out in cold sweat.


    Everyone was too busy looking at the Queen''s smiling face that they did not notice the young man who was standing behind her.