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The two lords fiercely compete over splitting the revenue in half and over the port of Fort Myers, and the king postpones the decision.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Lord Rutherford returns to the council after his recovering daughter, and a debate over the serfs erupts following Duke Kiel's rebellion. Instead of making the Duchy of Kiel crown land, the King proposes having Lord Witten and Lord Rutherford govern it jointly. The two lords fiercely compete over splitting the revenue in half and over the port of Fort Myers, and the king postpones the decision.","key_events":["King postpones decision on Fort Myers appointment until the next council meeting","It is revealed a lord's daughter recovered from near death in under two months and prepares to return to society","King decides Duchy of Kiel will not become crown land but be jointly administered by two lords with split revenue","Two lords openly compete and argue in council for control of the western coast and Fort Myers port"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE SET FOOT HERE, LORD RUTHER- FORD.\nI HEARD THAT YOUR DAUGHTER HAS RECOVERED.\nHoho.\nYES. SHE'S PREPARING TO RETURN TO SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.\n\nTO THINK A CHILD WHO WAS AT DEATH'S DOOR MADE A FULL RE- COVERY IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS.\nI TRULY CANNOT THANK YOUR MAJ- ESTY ENOUGH FOR YOUR GRACE.\nTHE FACT THAT YOU'RE SO GRATEFUL MUST HAVE MOVED HIS MAJESTY TO REACH OUT AS WELL, DON'T YOU THINK?\nSERFS ARE NOT MERE OB- JECTS, HOW CAN YOU GIVE THEM AWAY SO EASILY...\n\nThis beanpole..\nIF IT'S TO RESTORE ORDER, HOW COULD I SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING?\nGood grief..\nSO YOU PUT THE SERFS' LIVES ON THE LINE FOR IT?\nI RECEIVED THE KING'S PROMISE THAT NOT A HAIR ON THE SERFS WOULD BE HARMED.\nHAH, TO FALL FOR SUCH SWEET TALK. YOU'VE BECOME RATHER SOFT, HAV- EN'T YOU?\n\nSAYS THE ONE WHOSE PERSPECTIVE HAS GROWN MUCH NARROWER.\nYOU MUST BE WELL AWARE I'VE LONG HAD DISCORD WITH DUKE KIEL?\n\nNOT ONLY THAT, I EVEN SIDED WITH HIS MAJESTY JUST TO GET MEDI- CINE.\nIF DUKE KIEL'S REBELLION HAD SUCCEEDED...\nOH MY, WHAT WOULD’VE HAPPENED TO ME?\nAhem\nI JUST HOPE YOU AT LEAST UPHOLD YOUR DIGNITY AS A LORD!\nHAS NOTHING TO SAY.\n\nYES. IF YOU SAY SO, I’M TRULY RE- LIEVED.\nI ACTUALLY FELT A LITTLE GUILTY THINKING EVERYONE EXCEPT YOU WAS CREDITED FOR THIS SUCCESS.\nWhat, no way..!\nI’LL BE SURE TO RELAY YOUR FEELINGS TO HIS MAJESTY AS WELL.\n\nMAYBE DEEP DOWN...\nYOU'RE AFRAID I'LL TAKE EVERYTHING FROM KIEL.\n\nHIS MAJESTY IS ABOUT TO ENTER!\n\nEVERYONE, PLEASE BE SEATED.\n...A UNIFORM? NOT A DRESS?\nWhat is this?\nA uniform?\n\nTHE NEXT AGENDA...\nIS TO SELECT SOMEONE TO MANAGE THE KIEL DUCHY.\n\nYOU MEAN YOU'LL ENTRUST IT TO SOMEONE INSTEAD OF MAKING IT A ROYAL ESTATE?\nSINCE IT'S A STRATEGIC AREA, I THINK IT'S BETTER TO LEAVE THE MANAGEMENT TO EXISTING LORDS FAMILIAR WITH SUCH TERRITORIES.\n\nYOUR MAJESTY, I HAVE A QUESTION.\nSENIOR COUNT BUBEHOEL\nYOU SAID ‘MANAGE.’ DOES THAT MEAN, INSTEAD OF BESTOWING THE DUCHY,\n\nYOU’RE MAKING IT A SUBORDINATE TERRITORY UNDER THE ROYAL DOMAIN?\nTHAT’S CORRECT.\nI PRESUME LORD WITTEN AND LORD RUTHERFORD ARE YOUR CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR...\nAM I RIGHT?\n\nIF I MAY, YOUR MAJESTY. RATHER THAN ENTRUSTING THAT VAST LAND TO A SINGLE PERSON\n..Hmm\nHOW ABOUT JOINT RULE BY THE TWO LORDS?\nWHY?\n\nTHE WEST SEA IS INFESTED WITH PIRATES.\nIT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR ONE LORD WHO ALREADY MANAGES HIS OWN TERRITORY TO HANDLE IT ALONE.\nTHE DUCHY RESIDENTS, WHO ARE DEEPLY ATTACHED TO THEIR LAND, WOULD ALSO FIND THAT EASIER TO ACCEPT.\n\nHUH...\nI'M GETTING UNEXPECTED HELP FROM THEM?\n\nIF THEY'RE JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE, IT BELONGS TO NEITHER.\nTHE HONOR GOES TO THE CROWN, WHILE ONLY THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY IS THEIRS.\nFOR THE ASSEMBLY, IT'S ADVANTAGEOUS FOR BALANCING POWER, AS EVEN A SMALL PROBLEM GIVES GROUNDS TO CALL BOTH TO ACCOUNT.\n\nTHAT'S A GOOD SUG- GESTION.\nAS YOU SAY, THE TWO LORDS WILL JOINTLY GOVERN.\nHOWEVER,\n\nDIVIDE THE TERRITORY, AND REVENUES FROM EACH WILL BE SPLIT HALF TO THE CROWN, HALF TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE.\nHALF!\n\nBRING A MAP OF THE DUCHY.\nFort Myers port\n\nALL THAT'S LEFT IS THE WESTERN COAST WITH FORT MEYER'S PORT!\nTHIS IS A GOLD MINE. I HAVE TO WIN IT!\nI'LL TAKE THE WEST.\n\nMY TERRITORY ALSO FACES THE SEA, SO I'M CONFI- DENT IN MANAG- ING A PORT.\nDON'T BE RIDICULOUS!!\nDO YOU THINK FORT MEYER IS JUST SOME COUNTRY PORT?\nTHIS PLACE IS CRUCIAL NOT JUST FOR TRADE BUT FOR DIPLOMA- CY AS WELL. THE GOVERNOR MUST ALSO HAVE DIPLO- MATIC SKILLS.\n\nCountry port..\nTHAT'S WHY I'M THE RIGHT PERSON.\nI WAS THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH LAPHI'S CITY, AND I'VE REGULARLY HELD SALONS TO PROMOTE CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH NEARBY COUN- TRIES.\nBRAGGING ABOUT DIPLOMACY IN FRONT OF SOME- ONE WHO WAS A DIPLOMATIC AMBASSADOR.\n\nYOU'RE QUiTE THE iNTERESTiNG ONE, LORD.\nTRUE DiPLOMACY iS DONE WiTH YOUR OWN TWO FEET.\n\nNOT AT THE NEGOTiATiONS TABLE-!\nENOUGH.\nBOTH OF YOU, CALM DOWN AND TAKE YOUR SEATS.\n\nFORT MEYER.\nYES, IT'S A VITAL STRATEGIC LOCATION BEYOND COMPARISON.\nSO, THIS PLACE...\n\nTHE PROFIT FROM THIS PORT ALONE MATCHES A YEAR'S REVENUE FOR MANY OTHER TERRITORIES~\nBETWEEN RUTHERFORD AND WITTEN~\n\nBETWEEN?!\nWHO TO CHOOSE,\nI'LL THINK IT OVER UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.\n\nPARDON?\nTHAT'S ALL FOR THIS SESSION. SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.\n\n?\nI KEEP THINKING OF THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES EARLIER.\nMAYBE IT'S MY AGE, I JUST KEEP WANTING TO PLAY AROUND.\n\nYour age..?\nTHERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO ASK.\nWHAT IS IT?\nTHE KIEL DUCHY IS INCREDIBLY VALUABLE.\nI DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD INTEND TO ENTRUST IT TO THE TWO OF THEM.\n\nTHAT IS... HMM.\nARE YOU CURIOUS?","bubble_count":99,"pages_count":32,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Lord Rutherford returns to the council after his recovering daughter, and a debate over the serfs erupts following Duke Kiel's rebellion.","spoiler_summary":"Lord Rutherford returns to the council after his recovering daughter, and a debate over the serfs erupts following Duke Kiel's rebellion. Instead of making the Duchy of Kiel crown land, the King proposes having Lord Witten and Lord Rutherford govern it jointly. The two lords fiercely compete over splitting the revenue in half and over the port of Fort Myers, and the king postpones the decision."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6/chapter-18-8w7qki","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #18","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-17T06:33:29.341Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6"}}