"I—" Andy tried to stand up again, but when he saw his father's stern expression, he gave up the idea in amusement, and he wanted to explain, with a look of disbelief on his face, but Duke Gna interrupted him.

"Okay, no need to explain. ”

The Duke does not intend to play the role of a loving father in this matter, "Remember, the people of the Barrett family will never grovel to people, ever!"

"I didn't grovel to anyone, I am a brother with Pedi!" Andy looked excited, and the blue warp on his neck burst, "You think I don't know your plan to keep me in the imperial capital, I'm just a hostage, your bargaining chip for allegiance to His Majesty, you don't know how I spent my childhood, you are not qualified to dictate what I did!"

"My child, you..."

"What's wrong with me, who can I rely on in the Imperial Capital?" only Uncle Nick and Cousin Pedy, while you, lying on the soft couch of the family fortress in Dwak City, mocking my incompetence. Andy trembled, his red eyes showing his mood at the moment.

"You look like a raped woman now, look at you, do you still have a little bit of a Twak?" Duke Gna did not comfort his second son, but said coldly: "What kind of expression do you have? Is this the expression that a man should have?

"What should I be like?" Andy snarled in a low voice, "My dear father, ten years old, I was sent to the imperial capital when I was ten years old, and during these nine years, I had no father, no mother, no brothers and sisters. ”

"Whew... Phew..."Andy shouted these words in one breath and began to gasp for air.

Duke Gerner was slightly stunned after hearing his son's venting outpouring, then got up and walked to his son's side, and gently patted his son's cheek with his broad palm, which was the etiquette of their Twak collar, "Remember, don't show this kind of aggrieved expression in the future, because you are a member of the Barrett family, and no one can let you be wronged!"

"To hell with the shitty family!" Andy was tempted to say this, but swallowed it back to his lips, and now, he chose to remain silent.

Duke Gna suddenly panicked in his heart, in fact, he really wanted to have a long talk with his second son, a good long talk, after all, if he missed this opportunity, the next meeting might be nine years later.

How many nine years are there in life?

...

After a long silence, Duke Gna planned to change the subject, he made his voice as kind as possible, "How is it, do you feel much more comfortable after taking off the heavy armor?" The Duke let himself think about the problem from his son's point of view as much as possible, "When I first wore the heavy armor when I was young, I was too tired, if it wasn't for your grandfather's reprimand, I would definitely not want to take it off, but after taking it off, I almost didn't want to put it on again." ”

Perhaps it was Duke Gna's words that resonated with Andy, or perhaps it was the Duke's attitude that eliminated Andy's inner rebellion, he stopped playing with the teacup in his hand, slowly raised his head, and began to look at his father with his eyes.

This is the first time Andy has taken a serious look at his father since he met him, and it is a wonderful feeling that the vague memory and the appearance of the real father begin to slowly coincide.

In this feeling, anticipation and fear of the unknown dominate.

Andy just looked at his father and said in a particularly brisk tone: "Yes, I feel very relaxed after taking off the heavy armor, and now, when I see the heavy armor, I will subconsciously think about the weight of wearing it, and it feels terrible!"

"Haha!" the wrinkles at the Duke of Gerner's eyes and feet were almost huddled together, and he looked very happy, and he chuckled lowly, "You'll often experience that bad feeling in the future!"

"I was prepared. Andy holds the teacup in both hands, his face full of hope for the future.

Duke Gna smiled noncommittally, "Don't think of killing on the battlefield as an honor, my child, because there is nothing to show off in killing, and if there is anything worthy of honor, then, you should think about our family quote." ”

"Family and responsibility?" Andy blurted out.

"You will soon see the truth," the Duke of Gna was pleased with his son's answer, "and after defeating the barbarians, you should probably be betrothed to Wendy, the eldest daughter of Count Cizer Devin of Thurbukburg." ”

"Wendy?" said Andy.

"Yes, that's your responsibility, Wendy is the only daughter of Count Nishizawa, and I think you can understand what I mean. Duke Gna had a smile on his face.

Andy was tempted to say: what kind of bullshit responsibility is this?

But he knew that since this kind of thing was told to him by his father and not by his mother, it meant that the matter had been decided, and he had no choice.

"She must be a beauty!" said Andy.

"That's right, she's as beautiful as her mother Sharon, and if you take her, the men of the entire Twak Highlands will be envious. Duke Gnar couldn't help but laugh.

"I hope so. His father's words made young Andy begin to fantasize.

"Haha!" How could Duke Gna not know what his son thought, he walked over like this when he was young, and he patted Andy on the shoulder hard, "Your father won't cheat on you." ”

"Is she as beautiful as Penny?" asked Andy suddenly.

"Penny?" Duke Gna was stunned, "you mean the eldest daughter of the Reagan family, Prince Sinda's fiancée?"

"Yes!" Andy's eyes were surprisingly bright.

Duke Gerner looked at his son scrutinically, and then said, "I haven't met Penny, but I don't think Wendy is any worse than any young lady of any family." ”

"But Penny is really beautiful, you should see her when you get to the imperial capital, she's your niece. Andy didn't believe his father's words at all.

"Wendy is going to be your wife, and that can't be changed. Duke Gna's expression began to become serious again, "As for your cousin Penny, she is destined to become the Empress of the Empire, this is also a fact that cannot be changed!"

The Duke may have noticed that the atmosphere was about to return to the state he had just now, and he quickly changed the subject, "Now, let's talk about the right thing, that is, the problem you are about to face. ”

"War with the barbarians?" asked Andy subconsciously, but he was visibly still looking to continue the conversation.

However, Duke Gna didn't give it a chance at all, "Ten thousand elite cavalry archers have been assembled in the territory, and I think these are enough to deal with the invasion of the barbarians." ”

"I'll make the barbarians regret crossing the Canya Pass!"

"Goh!" Duke Gna chuckled as he took a sip of his tea, "Even if you double the barbarians' strength, they won't do much, so you'll have to focus on more than just the war with the barbarians. ”

"Koren Fortress?" Andy said subconsciously.