Lost in thought again he woke me up by clapping his hands. He is happy to know I feel comfortable enough to be lost in thought. He wants serious talks so he needs to make sure I am focused. Yes focus, and don’t lose focus anymore. If I lose focus too much I will sign my life away to something I never would want.

“So do you agree with my proposal? Or do you need to hear it again?” The old man said with a pouty face.

I feel bad but I need to hear it again. I made a face to signify that I needed to hear it again. He sighed and thankfully made it shorter. Probably too short since I didn’t expect him to talk about something so soon coming to this world.

“So let’s get you married to that girl out there and improve relationships. Let’s combine our lands and attack the aggressors to the right of your land.” The elf said with a blank face. HUH!? Marriage, combining land, and starting a war?

“Can we explain that again? Why do we need to hitch me with who now?” I am scared to think about who I am hitching up to. If it is that little girl out there I will refuse. Screw the rules of this world. I have better morals and values.

“The girl named, Enna? The pink-haired girl. We aren’t monsters. We would never marry off a child. You creepy ass man.” That damned old man said!

“I prefer the body style of Enna you senile old man!” I screamed at him for even inciting I was after the kid. Senile old perv.

“The reason for the marriage is political. We have a neighbor that calls for the extinction of elves. They have around fifty people in that nation. They are small, but have a lot of military might. They use mostly spears in their military.” The old man said. He explained even more about the situation.

The nation of Beta; our neighbors hate elves. They also want to expand. Our neighbors have a half circle as part of their nation. So they have the ability to encircle us. 50 is a small amount. In total with me and the elves manpower-wise, we have 150 citizens.

We have a few knights I summoned. We also have a few soldiers who have a spear as their weapon. This might just work in our favor. Our annoying neighbors will be wiped out somewhat easily. Not only that but thanks to the abilities I was given. I will gain a few researchers. That and I will gain territory peacefully.

Since my nation will never lose the land it obtained. My nation can get bigger without bloodshed. The new land total would be around 4.5 miles wide and 2 miles long. That would be the case if it was a square. The Elf Nation of Freeina is a circle with a few dents. So we would have a surface area of nine miles.

Maybe this might be the way to do things. I see no negative immediately. What would be the downfall of combining nations? Dang it! This is too good to be true. It just has to be. This deal doesn’t have any drawbacks. Is there something in between the lines?

There is actually one thing I can think of. Enna is cute. She is an elf that has a nice figure. The problem is marrying an elf. She will live for centuries. I really would be signing a contract for an ever-lasting relationship. I bet that if she finds out I can be born in the future. She would make sure I marry her.

Another problem could be how she views marriages. This is a political one. What if she bans me from other political marriages? I think it would be best for me to go with the marriage and if any more political marriages happen. Try to get them passed if possible.

One thing I should focus on is getting my numbers up. That and getting my nation bigger. One reason why the world never messed with nations like America or Russia is the vast size of the nations. There was more into account of course but America was a big nation. Russia is a big nation. There was even another nation that was big called China.

All three of these nations had one thing in common other than their sizes. They also had the number of civilians high. Their manpower was great since they had a lot of bodies to draw upon. They also had the industrial capabilities to support their standing militaries.

I need to do that so the smaller nations can be engulfed in us early on. Before other nations start to merge or make military pacts. That is another reason why nations didn’t attack certain countries back on Earth.

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Russia is probably at least a hundred times bigger than Estonia. The Russians could destroy and wipe out Estionia. By their size and volume alone. That would be a mistake because the wrath of NATO would be upon them. I am sure I will have the same scenario in the future.

Damn it all! I am already in too deep. I just have to accept this now. With the Nation of Bune being bigger. My future lives will have less trouble. I just hope that Enna is okay with the Marriage.

“Yeah, I am okay with getting married,” Enna said.

We only have been talking for a minute and she is okay with getting married to me? Does this world have arranged marriages? I am just freaked out. Back in America I never would have thought about marrying someone. Especially an arranged marriage to someone who pointed a weapon at me.

“Just like that? Can you even trust me? The first time we met an arrow was pointed at me.” I said while in the back of my mind scraping what little sense this made.

“The village chief is right. To protect us and to kill the racists. We must combine powers. From what you did as well. I realized I was wrong about humans. I am no better than the racists.” Enna said with a frown and looking at the floor.

I would say Enna is better than the racists. Sure she is prejudiced. Being prejudiced isn’t a good thing. That is far better than trying to ethnically cleanse a whole species. Well, that can be explained later. I want to make sure she knows that she is indeed better than ethnic cleansers.

“Good! Now, I think next week we should get this couple officially married. Enjoy your honeymoon at his estate. We need to get your dress and some other stuff ready!” That old man said while zipping through the little hut. Both of us looked at each other with a curious look on our faces.

I end up walking with Enna back to my house. We were silent until we reached my nation. I was then curious as to how she wanted me to explain this to the headmaid. I am not sure what it is like in this world. I know in my world during the Middle Ages when the world was fractured. Marriages were a huge deal.

Things like this need to be taken seriously. The headmaid must know that this isn’t a fling. This marriage is serious even though it is a political one. I won’t know how to deal with this alone. I need help from Enna. When I talked about my frustrations. Her response where a smile, with closed eyes, and a tilted head. Great I am on my own.

I was hoping to have help from my soon-to-be wife. What can I expect? We literally met today and I am asking to get help. I should have expected this. I can only hope the headmaid doesn’t go through a hissy fit.

“You got married without letting me know ahead of time?” The head maid Sarah yelled. Can’t say I am surprised. She is a conservative person. She was expecting things to go differently. Much differently is my best guess. She raised her glasses and started to scratch her head.

“Are you ok Miss Sarah?” Enna asked politely. Sarah lowered her eyes at the sound and sight of Enna. She put a hand on her head and gave a big sigh.

“Yes. I just didn’t expect his highness to get with an elf. His family who is dead never liked the idea of elves and humans marrying. It puts a smile on my face knowing his highness is different.” Sarah said with a bright smile on her face.

Sarah led us to a room and prepared tea for us. We both had tea and small treats while talking. I wasn’t sure how it was brought up, but our ages were brought up. I told her I was 20 years old and almost 21. What she said surprised me.

“I am 130 years old. Which may seem old in human years, but I assure you I am treated like a 16-year-old. As for me, I feel like I am 25 with how much I worked these bones. Bow training isn’t easy you know. My back also hurts a lot of nights.” Enna said with her eyes closed stretching her back.

Her stretch emphasized a certain feature. That and the age bothers me. I am dating a freaking grandma? A cold shiver ran down my spine with that thought. Elves do live a long time so I guess to her species she is young. I still find it odd knowing I am dating some three times my age.

I got tired and started heading to bed and well. So did Freeina. She said she tried getting her own room. The head maid denied her request since we are a couple. Does she expect me to do something tonight? We just met, and we aren’t comfortable with each other.

“Well, I promise nothing will happen. If you want I can sleep on the chair.” I said giving Enna options.

She shook her head. Well, as long as she doesn’t mind sleeping in the same bed. I just need to imagine I am having a sleepover. If I don’t my body will refuse to sleep. Knowing that a female is next to me. Freaking body and it’s natural responses!

I blew out the candle lights and then Enna hopped into bed. Before she hit the bed all of her clothes came off and they fell to the ground. I see no bra or panties so she must sleep with her underwear on.

“Um, do you want some pajamas?” I asked Enna with a slightly red face.

“Nope, I sleep naked usually, but…” Enna said turning bright red.

“I get it, well I will change real quick,” I said turning around and changing into looser clothes. I got on the left side of the bed and threw the covers on me. I looked at Enna under the moonlight. Her skin is pale and shines brightly.

I shouldn’t stare too much. It would be rude. So I naturally let my eyes get heavy and I don’t remember much of that night.