As Naria helped the countess into the carriage, Behrin ran down the corridor, his footsteps pounding quickly and loudly against the smooth stone bricks.

He was still neatly dressed in armor, his helmet was held in his arms, and his sweat-soaked hair was attached to his forehead, looking a little embarrassed.

"Mother!" he gasped, and as he ran to the carriage, he seemed to have no idea what to say.

"I'm sorry," and finally he started apologizing again, "I'm sorry......"

"It's nothing, kid, you have your own responsibilities. The Countess patted her son's cheek gently, and she now seemed to be fully conscious again, "How's Sercio?"

Not long after Queen Kazia left, she sent someone to call Sercio away, and Belin could only leave, not even having time to say a few words to his mother.

"He's good. Behring replied with some restraint, "A little surprised...... But well, he said he had always wanted to have a brother......"

Unfortunately, his mother wouldn't think so. The Countess said indifferently, "You have to be careful, Behring, there hasn't been much peace in the Black Castle lately. ”

Behring nodded silently.

"And ......," the countess sighed, brushing the sweaty hair from his forehead, "you know you can go home at any time." ”

“...... I have my own responsibilities. Behring whispered, with an unexpected stubbornness in his eyes, which had always seemed excessively gentle.

The Countess shook her head, said nothing, kissed her son's forehead, and got into the carriage.

Naria hurriedly smiled at Behring. As she turned to enter the carriage, the young man suddenly grabbed her hand and let go as quickly as if he realized his faux pas.

Naria looked back at him in surprise.

"Thank you. Behring looked at her earnestly. "And ...... Please take care of her. ”

"I'm pretty sure she's always taken care of me. Naria smiled sheepishly and added, "I will, don't worry." ”

She didn't know what was wrong with the mother and son, and if she could help...... But at least she is quite good at "taking care of people".

The carriage gradually drove out of Blackcastle. The Countess sat in silence opposite Naria, when she thought they would acquiesce to the tent outside the city. Selene suddenly spoke: "Borena is not the illegitimate son of the king, he is the eldest son of the king. ”

Naria didn't expect her to remember this. But as Alan commanded. She would let her continue, and echo a couple of sentences at the right time.

Joaquin Dejury was an unknown knight in his youth, with neither noble origins nor great strength. No one could have predicted that he would one day become king—not even himself.

So his first wife was just the daughter of an unknown knight like him. She bore him a son and a daughter. At that time, Anktann had been in turmoil, large and small wars had occurred from time to time, and people had long since lost their attention to the dynasty at that time, and the lords with a little strength were eyeing the throne.

So, in the years of war, Joaquin lost news of his wife and children.

That grief only cheered him up, and little by little he won honor for himself in the war, and finally won the appreciation of a lord.

When they are convinced that their loved ones have died in the war. Joaquin married the lord's daughter, now Queen Kezia Longf, and became one of the most powerful contenders for the throne with the help of the Longf family.

Then he unexpectedly found out. The son born to him and his first wife is still alive.

Borena had also become a knight by then. His mother and sister had already died in the war, but he was taken in by the lord of Balach and became a squire of the lord's son, Eli Crofler, and eventually knighted.

He did well on the battlefield, but his presence was just too inopportune. Joaquin already had another son, Sergio. And he still needs the help of the Longfu family.

So Borena smartly disappeared, and at that time the war was not even completely over.

No one knows why he reappeared after many years. It's still high-profile -- but it might mean another bloody storm.

When she woke up the next morning, Naria was still in a trance.

So much happened yesterday. They returned to the camp later—Fort Limestone, which was nearly a day's journey from Llewellyn, and it was obviously not practical to return that night, and Madame Green, who did not wish to live in the Black Castle or even in the city, set up their tents on the plain outside the city.

Scott may well have been seen in Trine Square, and almost caused a mess and ruined the whole celebration, but Iss couldn't find him, which made him unhappy, and no one could comfort him.

Add to that the story of Borena and Behrin's strange relationship with his mother...... There were so many things in Naria's mind that she couldn't sleep all night.

But she got up early in the morning and shuffled out of the tent, hoping that the wind on the plains would clear her groggy head.

She didn't expect Selene Grean to get up earlier than she did.

The Countess stood alone at the edge of the camp, looking at the mottled walls of Llewellyn not far away, wondering if she was still thinking about her son.

The wind of early spring still carried a biting chill, and Naria shivered, hesitated for a moment, and walked to the Countess's side.

"Hopefully I wasn't too rude last night. Mrs. Greion smiled at her, seemingly completely untroubled by her hangovers as she had been last time.

"Not at all. Naria said, chagrined at feeling that her response was clumsy to death. Maybe she really should learn from Ed.

But the Countess apparently didn't care, she seemed to be still immersed in her own thoughts.

"You know, I have two sons. She said suddenly.

Naria nodded.

"My eldest son, Bertram, may have been the one who told him too many stories about adventurers when he was a child, who left home at the age of sixteen, ventured around, and never returned. Bane has always refused to forgive me for this, and even blamed Alan, who has never been to Limestone Fort since, until now...... But he's been keeping an eye out for news from Bertram, and has recently heard that he's on Rainbow Bend Island - I don't even know what it is, but at least he's alive, and seems to be doing well. ”

Naria didn't know why the Countess had suddenly told her about this, so she just listened silently.

"And Behring ...... My youngest son is a dead-eyed guy. Selene sighed, "King Joaquin made him Sercio's chief of guard, and he protected the little prince wholeheartedly, like his own brother, and never thought carefully about why His Majesty did this. ”

Why?

Naria thought blankly, she didn't understand at all, the position sounded pretty good, and the little prince didn't look bad.

"Her Majesty our queen even wants him to marry his own daughter......"

“...... Isn't her eldest daughter not yet ten years old?!" Naria couldn't help but ask.

And that little girl is really not very likable.

Or her niece, a fourteen-year-old, dry, skinny nasty. The Countess said bluntly, "Do you know why I told you not to get too close to Behring if you don't like him?"

Naria shook her head honestly.

"He once liked a girl...... Probably didn't like it at all, but after meeting a few times, he gave the girl a bouquet of flowers...... Then the girl burned her face in an 'accident', refused to see Behring again even after being cured by the priest, and even avoided him very carefully, and then quickly married someone else. ”

"You mean, the queen did it?" asked Narya, stunned, thinking that she was the one who had been drunk last night, for her head was now hurting worse.

"Oh, who else could it be, that woman was selfish and cruel, and didn't even bother to hide it. If she had forced Borena to disappear in the first place, I wouldn't have thought it strange at all. "And she wanted to hold my son in the palm of her hand...... They want to pinch the Greon family in the palm of their hands, but the longhammer Grean has never been controlled by others, and it should not be controlled by others!"

Naria was a little frightened and had to continue to say nothing. To be honest, although she doesn't want to admit it, when she was a child, she didn't envy the nobles who lived in beautiful castles, as well as kings and princes...... Now it seems that their lives are not very comfortable.

The Countess fell silent, and after a long time turned to her and smiled apologetically: "I really shouldn't have drunk last night, and to be honest, I haven't drunk in more than ten years...... I shouldn't have told you this. ”

"Hmm...... I didn't understand it anyway, so let's just assume you didn't say it. Naria shrugged.

It's not like she's ignorant of it. Selene obviously couldn't say this to anyone else, and she could understand that she would inevitably explode when she suppressed it for too long.

The Countess laughed.

"You're a good girl, Naria...... I wish you were my daughter. ”.

"I'm so glad I'm your daughter. ”

Later in the day, Naria said to Eren sincerely, "Not some nobleman or a king or anything like that...... My brother is a dragon, and I thought we had enough trouble to be worth anything compared to them!"

Alan looked at her with an expression that he didn't know what to say, Tess laughed out loud, the crumbs of bread in her mouth sprayed everywhere, Iss was still listless in a daze, Ed was grunting and didn't know what to say to Norway, Akan yawned heavily, and Mo was still sleeping-

They either didn't listen to what she was saying, or they didn't take it to heart, but Naria Kavo still felt that she was the happiest woman in the world.

(To be continued)