Tyranny of Steel

While Bernegar ’s agricultural reforms were slowly but surely being implemented across the realm, the man was presented with a great sense of difficulty. Soon it would be Adela ’s fourteenth birthday, and he had no idea what to get the girl.

Though the betrothed couple did not live together, that did not mean that Berengar did not shower his little fiancee with presents. He would send her dresses, shoes, jewelry, and fashionable accessories that were fit for an empress every chance he got.

Of course, Adela ’s birthday was not the only one Berengar had to prepare for, Linde ’s birthday was shortly after hers, and just like Adela, he showered her with lavish gifts whenever he got the chance. He truly spoiled his two women to a degree that a normal Duke was incapable of.

Adela ’s birthday was on September 9th, while Linde ’s was on October 15th; they were a little over a month apart. As for Berengar, his birthday was December 21st. However, he frankly did not care about his birthday; it just became another day of the year after a certain point.

Until he could get his hands on the precious substance known as chocolate, Berengar was quite disappointed with his birthday as he could not continue his yearly tradition of eating triple-layer German Chocolate Cake, which to him was a disaster.

However, that was not important at the moment; what was important was getting Adela a proper gift for her birthday. He could easily shop for Linde; he would simply have his tailor make her a luxurious, and more importantly, sexy lingerie set; however, for someone like Adela, that was not exactly something he could do without feeling like a creep.

As such, he was in a serious debate with his mind while sitting in his chair drinking from his skull chalice that was filled with beer. He was pretty troubled over the issue; he could not just give her some more meaningless jewelry or clothing. It had to be something exceptional, something the girl did not usually receive from him.