Sira Marne thought quickly about how to answer, and after waiting quietly for two seconds to see that no one answered her, she continued: "I was very confused when I heard the news, I remember that His Majesty ordered the dissolution of the 'Council of Nobles', and... When will the halls of Fort Kawar be allowed to outsiders to come and go as they please?"

"I should be the mistress of this castle, right?"

"Your Majesty, you are the master of Kavalburg, this is a fact that cannot be doubted!" said Cowlir with a humble statement at once.

"Your questioning has made me ashamed, Your Majesty. Siala Marne solemnly walked up to Eilefeld and knelt down on one knee, and then Hanna and Cowlier walked to the left and right of Siyla Marne, also kneeling on one knee and looking down at her toes.

"But when someone wants to enter my house, they don't tell me in advance!" Irene Fil looked down at the three kneeling in front of her, and did not change her attitude because of their modesty and respect, her flat gaze skimmed over the three ministers in turn, "Why? Don't you think of me as the mistress of this castle?"

After a few seconds of silence, the old mage Collier looked at the two who wanted to remain silent out of the corner of his eye, and after passing all kinds of thoughts in his mind, he explained stubbornly: "Your Majesty, we have just received news about this matter, and we are discussing how to report to you before you come. ”

"Does that mean you're on the wrong hand?" said Eileenfield, still without any politeness.

"This is indeed a dereliction of duty!" Sirah-Marne did not remain silent any longer, she took the blame on herself, "However, please rest assured that Her Majesty the Queen can not disturb the order of Kawar Castle. ”

"How do you reassure me?" Irene Phier stared at Siala Marne's bowed head, "My house is regarded as a morning market where people can come and go as they please, and someone is going to meet at my house, and I only learned about it the day before their meeting... And you, as the caretakers of this house, were indifferent when the bandits gathered at the door!"

"Your Majesty the Queen—" Silah-Marne wanted to say something.

"What I want to hear now is not an explanation, I want to see your actions. Erin Field's gaze fell on Hanina, "My husband has told me that most of the Crewe people will welcome them with swords and axes if they encounter robbers in Crewe. ”

"I have ordered the castle knights and guards that tomorrow anyone who steps into Kavar Fort without my consent will be immediately executed on the spot for treason!" the murderous intent attached to Erinphier's beautiful face.

Silah-Marne and Hanina were shocked when they heard this, and they subconsciously tried to persuade them, only to find that this issue was not something that the two of them could intervene in at all. The old mage Collier on the side buried his head in his chest and remained motionless, at this time he suddenly remembered the 'little witch' in the mage tower more than ten years ago.

Eileen Fil was a little disappointed with the performance of the three ministers at the moment, but she also knew very well that the current situation was caused by herself, so she did not get angry, and after a long silence, she waved her hand lightly and said, "Get up, the bottom plate is quite cold in winter." ”

"You are the ministers of the kingdom, and after His Majesty left, he handed over all the affairs of the royal capital to you, and he trusted you, and I will trust you, so... You can say what you think. Erin Phier hated silence, and even more so that no one answered her after she asked.

After a brief moment of thought, Sheila Marne looked up at the Queen and said in a very slow voice: "Your Majesty, in the oath of the nobles and in the promise of His Majesty the King, there will always be a place for the nobles next to the fireplace of the Reagan family, and the nobles have become one of your family members after taking the oath..."

"But I didn't feel the warmth of my family from them, I only felt the malice of the enemy. Erin Phier unceremoniously interrupted Silah Marne again, "My orders will soon be communicated to the whole of Crewe, and if there are still people trying to break into Fort Caval tomorrow morning, I don't mind turning the moat under the walls red." ”

"And you... Your Majesty will leave everything to you when he leaves the royal capital, and what you have to do now is not to persuade me to withdraw the order, but to find a way to make the nobles not do stupid things that should not be done. With that, Eileen left the office without looking back.

When the door was closed again, the three ministers looked at each other with different expressions on their faces. Although Eileen Fil claimed that she had come to seek advice as soon as she entered the office, she had never heard a word from the three ministers.

"Aren't those nobles full of confidence that they want to reopen the 'Noble Council'?" Collier took out his half-smoked cigar from the ashtray and whispered, "Now they can't even enter the castle gates!"

"Don't underestimate the power of the nobles, since they dare to go around and preach the reopening of the 'Council of Nobles', they must be prepared. Siala Marne seemed tired at the moment, and she sat down in her place and thought about her own business with her head down.

The Queen's order may seem simple, but it contains a lot of practical implications, and it not only warns the Office of State Analysis not to forget its duties, but also forces them down the path of having to confront the nobility.

Now, the only thing for the three in this office to do is to prevent the nobles from entering the castle of Kaval tomorrow, otherwise the day the three of them will step down when the water of the moat is stained red. Although this order came from the queen, as long as Eileen Fell sat on the queen's throne for one day, she would not make any mistakes, and it would always be the ministers who made mistakes.

"After five hours, the police station, together with the court, will announce the sentence of the nobles in the dungeon. Hanina looked at Siala Marne with a determined gaze, "From the conversation just now, I am sure that Her Majesty the Queen will be happy to sign this verdict." ”

"I need to see the verdict. Sheila Marne immediately took a stand.

"There's something going on in the academy that I have to rush back to first. Cowlier stood up and took his leave.

"I also have to rush back to draft the verdict, and in four and a half hours I will come back with the official verdict. Hanina also stood up.

Collier, who walked to the door, grinned when he heard this, "Four and a half hours is enough for me to deal with the affairs of the academy, so I will wait for you at that time." ”

...

In the western part of Kawal Fort, a mother and son have recently moved into a chic small building, which has been uninhabited for a long time.

In a small separate yard, the winter snowflakes and drizzle make the ungroomed ground slightly muddy. Two armored castle guards stood like statues on either side of the courtyard gate, and in the small tower-shaped building made of huge stones, the cries of children and the scolding of mothers could be heard from time to time.

The calm and peaceful time lasted for a whole morning, and when the magic clock reached ten o'clock, a nobleman dressed in a noble robe and wrapped in a thick fluffy cape, escorted by two castle guards, appeared outside the courtyard of the small independent building.

The man who came looked very restrained on the surface, with the swarthy face of a highland mountain man, with the long hair that was the favorite of the mountain people and the nobles tied together, and his smiling face looked particularly sincere.

The routine inspection outside the gate of the courtyard of the small building was formal, and the guards of the castle did not relax in any way because of the sincere smile of the mountain nobleman. After nearly five minutes of routine questioning, an officer arrived from elsewhere to make another routine questioning of the mountain people and asked him to sign a series of documents before he was allowed to pass through the gate.

Kunna Marne, who was in the small building, had already known about the arrival of the guests, and after handing over her son to the maid, she made tea in the living room of the small building and waited quietly.

"Madame, the Ocedo family brings you the sincerest greetings from home. "When the guests enter the gate, they salute Kunna Marne with the manners of the mountain people.

"This place of yours is really hard to get into, this castle is full of icy breath and makes it hard for me to breathe. ”

"That's because it's too windy outside!" Quinna Marne pointed to the cold wind whistling outside the window.

"Maybe..."

"Come and sit, Ace... I didn't expect you to come. Quinna Marne pointed to the seat across from her, deflecting the uninteresting subject, "How is your father lately?"

"You can also hunt in the mountains and forests!" Ace Osido replied with a smile, "It's just that my father, as the prime minister of the palace, rarely makes time to enjoy the pleasures of hunting in the woods. ”

"That's a shame. When Kunna-Marne heard these words, she subconsciously remembered the scene of hunting in the woods with her father, but such memories only flashed in her mind, and then they were covered by other complicated thoughts.

"Did my father call you?" said Quinna-Marne, who immediately changed her attitude, and her tone took on her characteristic seriousness and coldness.

Ace El looked at Kunna Marne, who had suddenly changed her attitude, and her expression was slightly stunned, and then she began to examine the inner hall continuously.

"Your Majesty is not too much, this small building is full of people I brought myself. Quinna-Marne took a sip from her teacup, "And... This is Kavarburg, and although His Majesty has an open-minded heart, his ministers will not tolerate any slander at will. ”

"But what I do know is... Of those ministers, a considerable part wanted to pull him down from the throne. Ace chuckled, "Don't look at me like that... In fact, I personally admire His Majesty the King very much, and I hope that he can bring about changes in our country and lead us Kru people to rule the entire Ellan continent. ”

"Two months ago, the kingdom declared war on the Suk Plains, and I even fantasized about putting on my armor and fighting for Your Majesty's cause, but my father didn't approve of me going to the Eluk Domain..."Ace El smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Some things are not something we can do as we want, we are destined from birth, and no one can change our fate, right?"

"There is no need to discuss the question of 'fate' between us. Quinna Marne put down her teacup and shook her head, "I don't regret my choice, if there is such a thing as fate, I thank her for bringing me so many good memories, and thank her for bringing me Benedict." ”

"Knock knock" Quinna Marne nodded lightly with her fingers on the solid wood coffee table, "What did my father ask you to do?"

"The old lord asked me to come just to warn you not to get involved in the feud between the police department and the nobles in Crewe City. Ace El took a deep breath and calmed down.

"He should know about me, know that I won't join such a fight!" Quinna Marne looked straight at Ace in front of her, "Tell me, what the hell is he doing now?"

"I thought you'd understand the old lord, but I see you look like you're objecting to what he's doing now?" Ace El looked at Kunna Marne, "The old lord is almost seventy years old, what else does he have to gain by doing this?"

"Your current status is not qualified to say such things. Quinna-Marne's words were full of warnings, and she very much disliked the friend-like intimacy of the person in front of her when he walked into the house, "You should learn from your father how he spoke to his master." ”

Kunna Marne's warning between the words made Ace El, who was enjoying the warmth of the room, a little stunned, although his expression was calm at the moment, his eyes that were instantly red and his neck with green muscles exposed, all showed his excitement at the moment.

"I'm so sorry, ma'am!"

Ace El gathered all his displeasure in a moment, and stood up from the couch as fast as he could, taking two steps back as fast as he could, showing the most humble expression and apologizing.

Kunna Marne accepted Ace El's apology as a matter of course, stretched out her hand to pour out the tea prepared for Ace El, then picked up the teacup and enjoyed the aroma of the tea alone, and said with the attitude of a master to a servant, "What else did Father bring me?"

The warning of words and actions made the young Ace El immediately understand how stupid he had just behaved, and the young man's competitive self-esteem made him impulsively want to open the coffee table at this moment and question the woman in front of him with a haughty posture.

However, the reality is very cruel, so cruel that Ace El has to give up his self-esteem and force him to forget everything just now. After Quinna Marne asked the question, she replied in a very humble and respectful manner, "Lord Viscount only let me tell you, don't bother with the fighting in the city. ”

"So, what exactly does that mean?" Quinna Marne put down her teacup and looked at Ace El seriously. For a moment, she seemed to think of something, staring into Ace El's eyes and asking in a stern tone, "Where is Father now?"

Ace El instinctively avoided Kunna-Man's gaze, and his evasion made Kunna feel that her guess was correct, and once again asked, "Tell me what you know, you should know... Even if you hadn't told me, I would have been able to find out about it in two hours, but... If I inquire, I'll probably get the whole city of Crewe to know!"

"The old lord is outside of Crewe right now. ”