Meeting the Royal Family Part 2

"Now you must wonder, why you were summoned to the Royal Palace," King Edward IV said with an amused tone.

"We do, Your Royal Majesty," Ernest said, concurring with his words.

"The reason is that I made a visit to one of our allies in the south, The Confederation of Rheinn. It's a country made up of small countries with each having their own king. There is this meeting where all of them gathered in Berlint, their capital city, and I brought gifts. And what do you think my gift was to my friends there?" 

Hollen and Ernest looked at one another and then smiled. 

"Is it soap, Your Royal Majesty?" Ernest guessed.

The king smiled.

"That's correct. I gave them soap, and the reception was beyond anything I expected."

A faint chuckle escaped him as he leaned back against his throne, as though recalling a pleasant memory.