On the same day that he learned of Borena's disappearance, Ethan sent his most elite and trusted scouts and knights, the Knight of the Croavell family, to Greystone Castle.

That was certainly not an attempt to attack Limestone Fort, but to protect Sercio. Despite Allen's promise to get Borena back, Ethan still had to consider the worst-case scenario. If Borena doesn't come back......

Whoever kidnapped Borena is likely to think the same thing - the country still needs a king after all, and Sergio is undoubtedly the right person. Willingly or not, the little blonde prince has once again been caught in the midst of all sorts of intrigues.

Ethan believed that the warriors of the Grean family would keep Sercio safe, and that he had no intention of clashing with Lady Green, who did not like him, so he sent men to patrol the main roads leading to the Limestone Castle, secretly guarding - and casually monitoring the Greystone Castle's every move.

It certainly couldn't have escaped Mrs. Grey's eyes. But his men didn't even set foot in the ...... At least he didn't explicitly set foot in the territory of the Grean family, and I believe that the lady had nothing to say.

Ethan told Allen that he would be able to take full control of Anktan's situation for at least a month, and that he was not arrogant. For the first few days, no one even asked him where His Majesty had gone, after all, there was rarely anything that had to be done by Borena, and the officials were becoming more and more accustomed to looking to Ethan to solve all problems, anyway, after the old Prime Minister wisely called himself sick and recuperated at home, for the most part, His Majesty would simply blame the matter on Lord Crooffler.

At the same time, Ethan also keeps a close watch on all suspicious people. But from what he received, it seems that these people have nothing to do with Borena's disappearance.

Above the turbulent undercurrent, everything seems to be calm. It wasn't until two days ago that Selene Grion burst into the Black Castle without saying a word, accusing Ethan of robbing Sergio and her son Behring from a long time ago.

Ethan had nothing to say to the angry countess - and no chance to speak. He just remained silent and let Selene unceremoniously scold, then threw down the threat of "You'll regret messing with the Grens!" and turned away without any explanation.

Ethan can understand the nervousness and panic of a mother who has lost her son, and he doesn't want to mess with the notoriously difficult Gray's family. In front of Céline's accusations that were not unfounded. He was quite restrained and did not retort or engage in-for-tat...... and chose to swallow his anger that he was not good at. But at the moment, against Borena. His resentment exploded completely, filling the room with intensity, causing Borena to involuntarily raise his head and sit upright.

“...... Don't you want to ask me if I really kidnapped Sergio and Behring?" Ethan glared at him. Pour down the fifth glass of wine. "Maybe now they're in a black cell by me - the same place you used to be. ”

Borena shook his head with a wry smile and took the flask, which was almost completely empty: "Of course not...... I believe you. ”

He stresses the word "believe" very hard, and Ethan seems to be completely unappreciative.

"I'm pretty sure you believe that the Mother and Son of the Greans are better than me. He sneered and snatched the flask back and slammed it on the table, "Isn't that why you chose to go back to Limestone Fort first, and sneak up on me in the middle of the night wearing this armor after not being welcomed as expected? What do you expect to see with me? A room of rebels plotting how to take the throne you don't want at all?"

- He knows everything.

Borena looked away in embarrassment, unable to deny the doubts that had once swirled in his mind. And now. In the face of Ethan's bloodshot eyes and irritable face, he couldn't help but be weak. Ethan was indeed not a gentle and considerate friend of Norvi. and they have lied to him many times, and have calculated against him, and taken advantage of him......

But he will not betray him.

"Isn't there any news of Sercio yet?" he asked cautiously.

"His uncle Reich claims that Sergio was rescued from the clutches of the evil Croiffler brothers by his brave and loyal knights, and is now under his protection," Ethan sneered, "rest assured, that little prince is his precious bargaining chip now, and he will not harm him." If he didn't want to be an enemy of the Grians, he probably wouldn't hurt Behring...... Unless Behring has died of his own stupidity. ”

Immediately after Selene left, Ethan received the news that the men he had sent had arrived a step too late - Sercio and Behrin had indeed disappeared, but not because they were out on an outing, but because they had somehow sneaked away from Greystone Castle. A forest to the east near the Black River left traces of a fight, blood spilled on the wildflowers that bloomed on a spring day...... But no body was found, and there was no way to know who the two sides of the fight were, who won and who lost, and they could only guess that Belin and Sergio had been attacked.

Belin left alone with Sergio. Even if he alone was enough to deal with at least ten good warriors, such behavior would still be too reckless and arrogant.

"No one even knows why they secretly left Greystone Castle, it's likely that they had planned to go to Leizhe in the first place, but they just ran into another group of people with a different purpose on the way. ”

Ethan had little affection for Belin - nothing to do with whether he had ever killed Borena. He just hated any knight who would do something stupid under the pretext of loyalty and bravery.

Borena shook his head: "He won't ...... Even if he had to find someone to support Sercio, he would not choose Reizhe, he knew that person was capricious, insidious and cowardly, and could not be trusted...... He would not let Sergio fall into the hands of such a person. ”

Sersio's most reliable backing was the Greans - and Behring wasn't so stupid as to not even see that.

"Whatever they were trying to do, it's likely that Sergio was robbed halfway by Reizer's men. He wasn't worried at all about what I was going to do with his sister and two nieces. ”

Ethan smiled coldly, but Borena knew very well that he really wouldn't do anything to Kazia and the two little princesses. Although he was not trained as a warrior because of his frailty as a child, Ethan was more like Fish Croeffler of the two brothers, with the stubbornness, pride, and incorrigible sense of honor of a knight. It's one thing to calculate that Kazia, who is already guilty, will never really hurt a woman or child who has no power to fight back.

"Reizhe Longfu didn't have the guts to do such a thing on his own...... Someone must be plotting it in the dark. Borena bowed his head in contemplation. It doesn't matter if the enemy behind the scenes really wants Sercio to ascend to the throne - but for now, Sercio is clearly just a puppet to be used...... Just like the rumored himself.

Thinking of the current situation of the boy who was too well protected...... Behring, in particular, was probably no longer by his side, and he couldn't help but worry.

"Does anyone know even about Eli?" he remembered the most talked-about part of the rumor, "you have ...... Have you asked Master Hoyt Laval?"

"No, you don't. Ethan's face became more and more ugly, "I have already apologized to Lord Laval in person...... Because of my carelessness, the entire Anduhe Temple has been affected...... If my father had known, he would probably have died again. ”

That seems like a joke...... But Borena couldn't laugh at all.

"You...... Let Eli go?" he asked.

It was something he had feared, but he couldn't do anything about it. After all, he couldn't figure out what to do with Eli - he couldn't kill him, he couldn't let him go. Even if he was the murderer of his father and many others...... His surname was Crofeller, and he was Ethan's only brother, a friend of Borenna's former friends, and the beloved eldest son of Fish and Penelope, whom he regarded as his parents.

"Nope. He was still in the temple of Anduhe, and even if there were rumors, at least no one had the courage to rush into the temple to find out. Ethan clenched his glass and gritted his teeth, "This thing will leak out and have nothing to do with the temple...... Rather, I have to thank Céline Green, the fearless countess...... She probably didn't think I had a mother, and I don't even dare to face her now!"

Rosa, who had been standing quietly to the side, moved uneasily, apparently a little startled by the sudden roar.

“...... How would she know?" asked Borenna, stunned.

Very few people know about it...... And Borena is sure that none of them will give away this secret at will.

"How would she know?" Ethan chuckled, almost hysterical, "because I was stupid enough to tell her myself...... I once heard of a mother who would lose her mind for the sake of her children - I should remember that and not try to reason with her! ”

Rosa probably won't like that...... But at the moment she was just silent.

"I guess this isn't the emissary of the Grean family either?" Ethan tilted his head toward Rosa, "That lady should know very well that I don't have anything to say to her right now. ”

"This is Rosa Latus, my friend...... "Borena remembered that he hadn't even introduced each other to them, "and we...... I didn't see the Countess at all, she wasn't in Limestone Castle - or didn't want to see me at all. ”

"It's likely that she's not in Limestone Fort either, after all, her plans are much smoother than mine. Reezer had exposed herself as she expected, and I guess she was now gathering her men to get her son back from the Longfu family, if he was lucky enough to be alive. Ethan suppressed his anger slightly, but there was still hatred in his tone.

"Her plan?"

"I have to admit that it was a good plan...... If it weren't me who was sacrificed. Ethan leaned back tiredly, "But consider it was me who delivered it myself...... I can only say that I did it myself. ”.

(To be continued......)