The royal council meeting was held according to plan. It was a day before the crown prince ritual. On this day Robert and Lawrence arrived at the royal palace at the same time.


    Although Lawrence has not been in Bozoa for a few years lord Zorander kept sending him messages. So he was well informed about what has been going on.


    "Brother," Robert called when he met Lawrence at the entrance of the palace. He might have been busy for a few days, he still heard about his brother moving out of the Zorander resident.


    Robert was in a very good mood, Lawrence moving out means he had no intention of fighting against him from the property their father had handed over to him. Robert knew deep down that his brother was more competent than him.


    He was hoping of shifting more of the responsibility to Lawrence. As long as Lawrence managed the household under his leadership the praise and the success would be his.


    "Robert," Lawrence nodded his head. He deliberately did not address him as ''brother.'' When they were much younger Robert never calls him brother outside. He even heard him telling a few of his friends that the son of a maid could not be his brother. So what changed.


    "I have been a bit busy these few days. Perhaps after the crown prince ritual, we can meet. I will use the opportunity to visit your new resident," Robert said. He did not notice anything different about Lawrence''s behavior. Although he was a bit surprised to see him in the palace he concluded that he was there to visit their father.


    "Sure," Lawrence answered in one word. He could guess that this brother of his was up to something. Why else will he talk to him nicely when no one else was present.


    "Uncle," Princess Ellen called. She did not know what Lawrence looked like but the man had a slight resemblance with her mother and Richard. Since she saw him together with Robert she knew they were both her uncles.


    "Princess Ellen, what are you doing here?" Robert was surprised to see her.


    "It is still my Father''s palace," princess Ellen replied. She heard that this man was marrying his daughter to Prince William even when he knew that his sister has a son who is the heir to the throne.


    It was very easy for her to come to did conclusion. She believes that her grandfather would not just act on his own without informing this man. So she did not see the need to be polite to him. Robert felt a bit weird hearing the way that the Princess had replied to his question.


    It was as though the two of them fought over something. "You must be my uncle Lawrence," she turned to Lawrence. These few days lord Zorander has been making mention of him.


    "Yes," Lawrence answered. He noticed that the Princess was warm to him compared to Robert. This was the reverse of how Queen Agatha treated them.


    "Are you here to see grandfather?" Princess Ellen asked. She was smiling so sweaty to him.


    "No, I am here for the royal council meeting,"  Lawrance said.


    Princess Ellen nodded her head. She was only going to take a small walk outside the palace when she met them. She did not say another word to Robert before walking away. Robert felt something was not right. He noticed the princess was not friendly with him but he could never remember them having a fuss with her.


    He shook his head not wanting to overthink things. It was possible that the princess was not in a good mood. What made him quite surprised was that his brother was going to attend the royal council. What right did he have?


    Just then Richard also came over, he respectively greeted the two of them. It was unexpected that Lawrence will run into Rebert so he had arranged for Richard to lead him to the right hall.


    Although Robert was present, Richard still carried out his task and led Lawrence to the meeting hall. There was still a little time before the meeting began. Only a few lords had arrived at that time.


    Lord zorander was also seated. He welcomes his two sons with a warm smile on his face. Most of the lords inside already knew of lord Zorander intention of naming Lawrance after him.


    So most of them were very welcoming. They chatted with Lawrence. Lawrence is someone who has not been Bozoa for a long time, so he naturally had a few experiences to share with the other lords.


    Most of them praised him. One must know that it is not easy to make a name when one was a stranger in land but Lawrence had done so. This showed he had outstanding qualities.


    "Brother in law," lord Amnell greeted Lawrence once he came into the hall. Lord Amnell was happy to know that his brother-in-law would be someone to respect in the kingdom.


    Lawrence smiled and the two of them chatted happily. When Robert saw the scene that was playing out before him, he could already guess that he was missing very important information.


    He decided to ask around and find out why his brother was present but the king arrived before he could get any meaningful information.


    Everyone raised to their feet, "your majesty," they need their heads until king George was seated. They all say down after him. A man got up and informed them.


    "Everything for the ritual tomorrow is set,  prince William returned this morning with the head of a tiger. According to the guard report, prince willing had led the group wisely. He even brought ideas of her best to survive and it was his trap that got the tiger But the prince was unwilling to be on the front line and had only set forward to cut off the tiger''s head after it has been subdued," the meeting started with this report.


    The lords listening to this report quietly. It was important to know that it concern the feature of the kingdom.


    "It is a good thing that the prince has improved over the last few months," lord Baratheon was the first to praise the prince. One of his sons was engaged to the princess so prince Williams taking over the throne was a good thing for him.


    "You are right lord Baratheon, he did so well and it is a relief that our prince is finally leaning take responsibility," Grandmaster Grenn spoke. They all nodded their head in agreement. Everyone in the hall seemed to forget that the prince was not supposed to stay behind in the face of danger.


    "The prince has indeed improved, but the throne of Bozoa is for a leader who knows how to take responsibility," lord Yancey spoke. All the lords once again nodded their heads.


    It seemed that they all remember this important factor after lord Yancey spoke. This was a test for the prince and he did not have outstanding scores.


    Lord Baratheon on the other hand cursed lord Yancey in his heart. He had deliberately praised the prince for his improvement over the last few months to make these men forget that he did not do enough. Yet lord Yancey has managed to waste his effort in a single sentence.


    "The Tradition of our people must be upheld. With the prince performance, it is impossible for us to carry on with the ritual, or should we overlook something so significant for our emotional reason?" Lord Amnell asked


    The hall fell into a pin drop silence at the words of lord Anmell. A King who would not put himself in danger to protect his people would not be a good king.


    Prince William''s behavior of not going close to the tiger until it is subdued told them that much.