# WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #18 ## Series - title: Dawn of Vengeance - slug: dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Chapter - number: 18 - chapter_key: 18-8w7qki - release_date: 2026-10-12 ### 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. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### 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 ## 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. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 99 ### Content IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE SET FOOT HERE, LORD RUTHER- FORD. I HEARD THAT YOUR DAUGHTER HAS RECOVERED. Hoho. YES. SHE'S PREPARING TO RETURN TO SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. TO THINK A CHILD WHO WAS AT DEATH'S DOOR MADE A FULL RE- COVERY IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. I TRULY CANNOT THANK YOUR MAJ- ESTY ENOUGH FOR YOUR GRACE. THE FACT THAT YOU'RE SO GRATEFUL MUST HAVE MOVED HIS MAJESTY TO REACH OUT AS WELL, DON'T YOU THINK? SERFS ARE NOT MERE OB- JECTS, HOW CAN YOU GIVE THEM AWAY SO EASILY... This beanpole.. IF IT'S TO RESTORE ORDER, HOW COULD I SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING? Good grief.. SO YOU PUT THE SERFS' LIVES ON THE LINE FOR IT? I RECEIVED THE KING'S PROMISE THAT NOT A HAIR ON THE SERFS WOULD BE HARMED. HAH, TO FALL FOR SUCH SWEET TALK. YOU'VE BECOME RATHER SOFT, HAV- EN'T YOU? SAYS THE ONE WHOSE PERSPECTIVE HAS GROWN MUCH NARROWER. YOU MUST BE WELL AWARE I'VE LONG HAD DISCORD WITH DUKE KIEL? NOT ONLY THAT, I EVEN SIDED WITH HIS MAJESTY JUST TO GET MEDI- CINE. IF DUKE KIEL'S REBELLION HAD SUCCEEDED... OH MY, WHAT WOULD’VE HAPPENED TO ME? Ahem I JUST HOPE YOU AT LEAST UPHOLD YOUR DIGNITY AS A LORD! HAS NOTHING TO SAY. YES. IF YOU SAY SO, I’M TRULY RE- LIEVED. I ACTUALLY FELT A LITTLE GUILTY THINKING EVERYONE EXCEPT YOU WAS CREDITED FOR THIS SUCCESS. What, no way..! I’LL BE SURE TO RELAY YOUR FEELINGS TO HIS MAJESTY AS WELL. MAYBE DEEP DOWN... YOU'RE AFRAID I'LL TAKE EVERYTHING FROM KIEL. HIS MAJESTY IS ABOUT TO ENTER! EVERYONE, PLEASE BE SEATED. ...A UNIFORM? NOT A DRESS? What is this? A uniform? THE NEXT AGENDA... IS TO SELECT SOMEONE TO MANAGE THE KIEL DUCHY. YOU MEAN YOU'LL ENTRUST IT TO SOMEONE INSTEAD OF MAKING IT A ROYAL ESTATE? SINCE IT'S A STRATEGIC AREA, I THINK IT'S BETTER TO LEAVE THE MANAGEMENT TO EXISTING LORDS FAMILIAR WITH SUCH TERRITORIES. YOUR MAJESTY, I HAVE A QUESTION. SENIOR COUNT BUBEHOEL YOU SAID ‘MANAGE.’ DOES THAT MEAN, INSTEAD OF BESTOWING THE DUCHY, YOU’RE MAKING IT A SUBORDINATE TERRITORY UNDER THE ROYAL DOMAIN? THAT’S CORRECT. I PRESUME LORD WITTEN AND LORD RUTHERFORD ARE YOUR CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR... AM I RIGHT? IF I MAY, YOUR MAJESTY. RATHER THAN ENTRUSTING THAT VAST LAND TO A SINGLE PERSON ..Hmm HOW ABOUT JOINT RULE BY THE TWO LORDS? WHY? THE WEST SEA IS INFESTED WITH PIRATES. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR ONE LORD WHO ALREADY MANAGES HIS OWN TERRITORY TO HANDLE IT ALONE. THE DUCHY RESIDENTS, WHO ARE DEEPLY ATTACHED TO THEIR LAND, WOULD ALSO FIND THAT EASIER TO ACCEPT. HUH... I'M GETTING UNEXPECTED HELP FROM THEM? IF THEY'RE JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE, IT BELONGS TO NEITHER. THE HONOR GOES TO THE CROWN, WHILE ONLY THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY IS THEIRS. FOR THE ASSEMBLY, IT'S ADVANTAGEOUS FOR BALANCING POWER, AS EVEN A SMALL PROBLEM GIVES GROUNDS TO CALL BOTH TO ACCOUNT. THAT'S A GOOD SUG- GESTION. AS YOU SAY, THE TWO LORDS WILL JOINTLY GOVERN. HOWEVER, DIVIDE THE TERRITORY, AND REVENUES FROM EACH WILL BE SPLIT HALF TO THE CROWN, HALF TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE. HALF! BRING A MAP OF THE DUCHY. Fort Myers port ALL THAT'S LEFT IS THE WESTERN COAST WITH FORT MEYER'S PORT! THIS IS A GOLD MINE. I HAVE TO WIN IT! I'LL TAKE THE WEST. MY TERRITORY ALSO FACES THE SEA, SO I'M CONFI- DENT IN MANAG- ING A PORT. DON'T BE RIDICULOUS!! DO YOU THINK FORT MEYER IS JUST SOME COUNTRY PORT? THIS PLACE IS CRUCIAL NOT JUST FOR TRADE BUT FOR DIPLOMA- CY AS WELL. THE GOVERNOR MUST ALSO HAVE DIPLO- MATIC SKILLS. Country port.. THAT'S WHY I'M THE RIGHT PERSON. I 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. BRAGGING ABOUT DIPLOMACY IN FRONT OF SOME- ONE WHO WAS A DIPLOMATIC AMBASSADOR. YOU'RE QUiTE THE iNTERESTiNG ONE, LORD. TRUE DiPLOMACY iS DONE WiTH YOUR OWN TWO FEET. NOT AT THE NEGOTiATiONS TABLE-! ENOUGH. BOTH OF YOU, CALM DOWN AND TAKE YOUR SEATS. FORT MEYER. YES, IT'S A VITAL STRATEGIC LOCATION BEYOND COMPARISON. SO, THIS PLACE... THE PROFIT FROM THIS PORT ALONE MATCHES A YEAR'S REVENUE FOR MANY OTHER TERRITORIES~ BETWEEN RUTHERFORD AND WITTEN~ BETWEEN?! WHO TO CHOOSE, I'LL THINK IT OVER UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. PARDON? THAT'S ALL FOR THIS SESSION. SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. ? I KEEP THINKING OF THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES EARLIER. MAYBE IT'S MY AGE, I JUST KEEP WANTING TO PLAY AROUND. Your age..? THERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO ASK. WHAT IS IT? THE KIEL DUCHY IS INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD INTEND TO ENTRUST IT TO THE TWO OF THEM. THAT IS... HMM. ARE YOU CURIOUS? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #18](/series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6/chapter-18-8w7qki) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.