Ling Xiao looked completely unfazed. "I was under the impression Your Majesty believed you weren't ill."
The King stared at Ling Xiao with a piercing gaze for a long moment before shaking his head with a soft sigh. "You're not like your father. He isn't as cunning as you." He then continued, "If you agree, Cameron Town... is yours. Of course, how you make it truly a Ling domain will be up to your own methods. However, I believe my second son understands patience and restraint better than the eldest. What's more, I will permit you to have a private army. As for the number... let's make it three thousand. That is a force only someone of a Count's rank is allowed to possess!"
