When Klin stepped outside, the moon seemed to smile at him and restored 1 AP.
Having taken a breath of fresh air, the Knight returned to the others and also familiarized himself with the list of royal spouses, recording each name opposite the corresponding ruler of Margel in his diary:
Raula
Well, what can I write—a worthy woman for a worthy man. It is upon such unions that harmonious and strong families should be built.
Meirin
Does she also have a moon in the background?.. I definitely don't know something. As for matters of faith, it's too complicated for the current me to figure out, for even for such a sweet and benevolent woman, I would be just another abomination in the line for exile.
Patricia
Once again proving that food used to be better and healthier even in Margel, rather than the constant fats and sugars of today.
Lidika
That murky story again... I feel sorry for the woman; I hope she found love in art or something else.
Ranos
Hmm... I hope His Grace eventually finds someone like Ranos, and better yet, with mutual sympathy, otherwise it's only a matter of time before their fancy dynasty comes to an end.
Ixia
What a sweet story with a happy ending. First observation: although there is no elite class in Margel (no matter how that fatso fantasizes), the local rulers often tied their lives to people who suited their temperament—regardless of the latter's social status or lineage. No wonder their dynasty lasted so long without falling into inbreeding and marriages of convenience.
Arrosa
..Now this looks more like what I mentioned. Though, in my homeland, everyone was a forced relative in some generation, so as they say, you can't always tell the heart what to do...
Innocentia
And why does the wife of the best man have no picture?.. So that we might imagine such a great figure ourselves, that's why! 👍
Lorenzia
Maybe I should learn to sing too? I wonder how that would work with a Death Knight's aura? Would people's ears explode from terror? Although I've never needed a special skill for that!
Welfern was not married according to Arselian rules
Performed too many ABF checks?..
Raidark...

Cristallia
Perhaps they were matched by hair color?.. At least their marriage worked out, despite the schemes of malicious advisors.
Kanade
Second observation: if the rulers of Margel do not choose a partner by heart, then most likely there will be a mysterious story connected to their origin.
Emerardo
For some reason, their union seems the sweetest and most interesting of all. Hmm, the only question is, whose fault it was that the "sweet side" of the Empress later became known to the historical chronicles...
Bertali
Poor guy. But the probability of a good marriage had to "fail" for someone, nothing to be done.
Naer was not married according to Arselian rules
Superhumans don't need rules. 😎
Mercia
How did it feel for her to visit orphanages that were filled as a result of her husband's boastful whim?
Zamia
I've heard the tale of this village a couple of times... When I left my homeland, I hoped to visit it as one of my first stops, but luck wasn't on my side... And the girl is great, because in ~our region, there are no others like her.
Handing the book to the next reader, the black knight sank back into thought. What useful knowledge had he gleaned from this literature, combined with the chronicles already studied? Perhaps that in its original origin and the traditions tied to it, the royal dynasty of Margel was not so different from the ancestral orders of his homeland. Duty to ancestors and future generations, especially when combined with the possibility of choice, defined the centuries-long path of the future for the greatest continental empire. And their main goal in times of crisis and prosperity always remained prosperity—perhaps not of the population, but at least of the "state"—as they saw it for themselves. Unlike Kridear, the Margelians never lost themselves. Much could be extrapolated from the chronicles of these rulers and their spouses—not only for himself, but for the future of his homeland as a whole. The Chegver dynasty had been eradicated, which meant the key to restoring his own sovereign island in the distant mountains was now in his hands. Because, as much as he might have wanted, there was no one else left in the world to delegate this task to.
Potential effect: creating one's own dynasty