An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 1808

Lincon didn’t reply to Austin right away. Instead, he sat down and poured wine for himself and Austin. After gently clinking glasses, Lincon downed the wine.

“Nice wine!” Lincon clicked his tongue and smiled in satisfaction. Austin wasn’t in a hurry, either. He also drank the wine and stared at Lincon, waiting for his reply.

“Julius invited me to join his team and even promised to give me a lot of benefits. However, I rejected him.”

Upon hearing that, Austin couldn’t help but show a hint of joy on his face. However, Lincon’s following words caused him to feel stunned.

“Your Highness, don’t get so excited. Although I rejected Julius’ invitation, I won’t send my troops to help you, either. I don’t like war, so I’ll choose to remain neutral,” Lincon said frankly.

“Neutral?” Austin furrowed his brow. Then, he quickly advised, “You’re a citizen of West Lucozia. How could you bear looking at the country being split up?”

“Your Highness, my abilities are limited. Thus, I can’t be of much help.” Lincon shook his head.

He continued, “I’m not ambitious, either. I only want to live a peaceful and happy life. That’s why I don’t want to participate in this war. I’ll be satisfied if I can keep my little piece of land.”

After pausing for a moment, he continued, “To be honest, both you and Julius are legitimately of the Rhys family bloodline. Thus, it doesn’t make a difference which of you becomes the ruler of West Lucozia. In my eyes, this so-called rebellion is just a struggle for the throne.”

“Well “Austin was rendered speechless for a moment.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, Lincon had a point.

“Your Highness, I’ve always been quite blunt. I apologize if I offended you in any way.” Licon nodded calmly.

“It’s reasonable that you want peace. However, if war breaks out, I’m afraid you won’t be able to stay out of it,” Austin said persuasively.

“Peace City is a small town at the border. It’s quite impoverished and has nothing to offer. Even if there’s a war, it won’t reach here,” Lincon replied indifferently.