He Promised Me a Crown I Returned with an Army - Episode 4

In the throne room, King Edmund and his advisors propose a policy of ceding northern lands and paying heavy tribute to the barbarians to secure peace. Valerie, a military leader, furiously opposes this as a shameful surrender, arguing it betrays the soldiers who died defending the North. The king belittles her as a crude soldier unfit for the crown. As Valerie declares that true defense comes from steel, not dignity, the council's betrayal of the kingdom's core values becomes the stark, unresolved conflict.