Finally, the Prince turned to Dominic. "You must be the Gunsmith. You've become a living legend in the Capital in your absence."
Dominic bowed politely in greeting to the Prince, but only nodded his head in acceptance of the praise.
"No, I'm not joking. The daily reports of the Natural Sons have been the talk of the Palace since the siege started. There was great fear that Duke Albroles would manage to take the city and capture the Princess, then force her into a marriage contract in order to spare the residents.
But with every day that they sent back massively lopsided casualty reports and the city of Burton still held, the gossip got more dramatic." Alex explained.
"And that is why the youngest Princess is so eager to hear more. She's been confined to the Palace for a month, hasn't she?" Dominic guessed.
The Prince nodded. "It was deemed too dangerous to send her back to the Academy until hostilities near the city ended.
