Merlin is a good friend, and a very strong connection. He is not only a good friend of Prince Arthur, but also the adopted son and apprentice of the royal pharmacist. He is also a good friend of the princess's personal maid. (There is a reason why it is said that Gaius is Merlin’s adoptive father. Do you remember the letter that Hunis sent to Gaius? In the letter, Hunis asked Gaius to become Merlin’s guardian, and Gaius agreed, although I don’t understand why a man who is almost twenty years old still needs a guardian, but that’s the fact)
There was someone up there who was easy to do, so Merlin went straight to Arthur, hoping to get his mother to meet King Uther. After Arthur heard the whole story, he was young and frivolous and didn't think too much. He immediately took Merlin's mother to see King Uther.
So there was a scene like this. A commoner woman with no identity, less than an hour after arriving in Camelot, stood majestically in the king's hall.
"The winter in Eldo is very difficult. We have many children, many of whom are dying. We have nothing to eat." It must be said that Ms. Hunis is a very good woman, even though she has never had any palace experience , but she still calmly stated her identity, purpose of visit and request in a choked and sad tone.
"If Kanan robs us of our harvest, our children will starve to death."
This lady knew very well how to speak in order to move people more. She did not say how the adults were doing, she only said how the children were doing. This would be more touching. After all, no matter who they are, they have natural pity for children.
"Please, we need your help!"
Sure enough, Hunis' description made most of the people in the hall feel pity. Especially a sentimental girl like Morgana, whose eyes were filled with tears. She wished she could immediately agree to Hunis' request on behalf of King Uther.
However, King Uther, who was sitting on the throne, remained expressionless.
After waiting for Hunith's statement to be completed, King Uther spoke.
"Eldor is the territory of the Kingdom of Cendrid. He is responsible for your safety." The meaning of this sentence is obvious. Hunis worshiped at the wrong temple door. He belongs to the Kingdom of Camelot and has no control over the Kingdom of Sendrid.
Of course, Hunis understood what King Uther meant, so she quickly said: "We asked the king for help, but... he doesn't care about remote areas like us. You are our only hope."
After speaking, Hunis looked at King Uther hopefully, hoping that he could help them.
King Uther clenched his fists, and finally reason prevailed.
"I express my deep sympathy to you, and I also hope that those barbaric and evil people can completely disappear from this world."
The gap from hope to disappointment is something that no one can be comfortable with, at least not Hunis. It is related to the survival of the entire Eldor.
"Then you will help us, right?" This is really the last hope.
King Uther lowered his head, closed his eyes hard, and then said with a heart of stone: "I hope I can too."
Arthur couldn't hold it in anymore, and he immediately said: "Of course! We can send soldiers there! We have enough soldiers."
"That's not the problem. We have no shortage of soldiers."
Morgana, who was standing under the throne, couldn't help it anymore. "Then what's the problem?"
Although the relationship between Morgana and King Uther has eased a lot, this kind-hearted girl still cannot understand King Uther many times. In her opinion, they are doing a good thing. Since it is a good thing, then What could be wrong?
Regarding Morgana's question, Kai could only choose to shake his head. It's still the same problem. Whether it's Morgana or Arthur, they have never thought about the problem from a real perspective.
The same goes for King Uther, who is a little disappointed with Arthur and Morgana's reactions. He's not really hard-hearted. Does he like to see others suffer? No one likes it. But things are never that simple, but no one ever thinks about this issue. This made him always feel very tired when facing his two children.
Seeing King Uther closing his eyes and not wanting to speak, Kai could only stand up and educate the two siblings.
"Eldor is located outside the Asdir Ridge, which is the territory of Cendrid. Once we from Camelot send troops there, it means war. No country will allow the troops of other countries to set foot on their own territory. land."
Hearing this, Hunis couldn't bear it any longer. She knelt on the ground and prayed to King Uther in the most pious and humble manner: "I know you are a good king and a kind and good man. I beg you, help me, please!"
Faced with such prayers, King Uther could not be completely indifferent, but he was a king, and he had to think like a king.
"I spent many years reaching an agreement with King Odin of Cendrid to bring peace to the two countries. I can't let thousands of soldiers go on the road again meaninglessly because of a small village with less than a hundred people. On the battlefield, more people will die that way. I'm sorry, but Dread Camelot can't help."
Faced with such an answer, Hunis, a strong woman, finally cried. This made Morgana extremely dissatisfied. She always believed that King Uther was too cold-blooded. Seeing Morgana's angry eyes, both Kai and King Uther felt a headache.
She stepped forward to help the crying Hunis, and then looked at Kai with more resentful eyes. She felt that her fiancé had now become as cold-blooded and as annoying as her adoptive father. The same was true for Merlin on the side, the disappointment in his eyes almost overflowing.
Kai shook his head and finally spoke.
"Morgana... things are not as simple as you think. It's not that Your Majesty and I don't want to help, but..."
Unfortunately, Morgana, who was already on top, didn't listen to Kai's explanation at all. She interrupted directly: "But what? Kai! What on earth allowed you to sit back and ignore what happened to them? You have become less like you, you have become Got it!"
While saying this, Morgana's eyes occasionally glanced at King Uther, who was holding his head on his hands. The meaning was obvious, she thought it was King Uther who made Kai become like this.
Kai felt angry and funny.
"Okay, how do you want to help them?" Kai said helplessly.
Hearing this, Morgana's eyes flashed with pride. She enjoyed the scene of Kai compromising because of her. In her mind, this was a sign of Kai's love for her. Like almost all little girls, they always think that only their lover's accommodation is a sign of love for them. Although this is really childish.
"Send troops! We only hope to repel those bandits. We are not interested in his territory. I think Cendred will thank us. After all, we helped him repel the bandits and protected his people."
"..." Kai shook his head speechlessly, and King Uther was doing similar actions. "Is this what you want? Eldor pays taxes and loyalty to Cendrid. And then you ask Camelot to protect their safety? And it's still in Cendrid's territory?"
Morgana didn't think it was anything, so she wanted to refute. But Kai didn't give her this chance.
"Well, these are not important. They are just some bandits anyway. They are not difficult to deal with. We can ignore Camelot's efforts, the casualties of soldiers and other issues. But will Cendred really be grateful to us? Morgana, you are a smart girl, think about it carefully. What would you think if one day soldiers from another country suddenly crossed the border without our permission, and a battle broke out? It's like a child in your family You made a mistake, but your neighbor suddenly broke into your house without your consent, beat your child in front of you as an education, and then walked away!"
"What's worse is that no matter what King Odin of Cendrid thinks about this matter, he must make the strongest stance, otherwise his subjects will doubt whether he is still capable of protecting them. By then, no matter what we do Whatever the motive, war will be inevitable. Because if he doesn’t do this, he, the king, will have reached his end. There will definitely be greater casualties at that time, whether it’s Camelot or Cendrid.”
The issue of sovereignty, at any time and in any place, is an issue that a normal country cannot afford to ignore. No country would bear such humiliation, which would be even harder to accept than a direct invasion of them.
"Kindness is not reckless, Morgana. Nothing good will come of that."
