December 30, the last day of the year 1215.

As the continent enters the depths of winter, heavy snow falls in many areas, and large farms on the Imperial Sukh Plain have long since ceased to work, and herders are slaughtering surplus livestock.

The territory of the orcs in the Western Continent was already covered with snow, and the plummeting temperature cut off all life in this area.

Despite the bad weather, the war continued.

The dwarves donned their cotton jackets and continued their siege in the snow, planning to conquer the entire territory of the Ice Maple Clan when the orcs were at their weakest in order to establish the kingdom of their dreams;

The elves tore off their elegant disguises, wielding their swords to dismantle the imperial power;

Werewolves and dark elves storm the Ella family's military formation on the Hoko Islands;

On the plains of Iruk, the rebels have raised their battle flags in the snow, and they plan to duke it out against the Empire this winter!

The mages of Eternal Wings watched from the sidelines, and from time to time they sent their own emissaries to various forces to sell their famous magic scrolls and various spell-casting materials.

Krewe's combined fleet also anchored in the snow, and they braved the sea breeze and the cold air to prepare to crush the invasion of the elven fleet at the military port of Yekjar.

In the city of Crewe, there is no long holiday today as in previous years,

The Kawalburg court demanded that the city's workshops and producers must continue to produce in the bitter cold, and the Kawalburg court bought their goods at a price of 20% more.

No one and money can't get by.

Of course, the main reason is the police officers stationed outside the various production workshops to supervise their production.

...

Today, Pedi received a letter from his mother, Saviara.

In the letter, Saviara explicitly told Pedi that she would not return to Crewe, that she was going to spend the winter at the Kumar fortress and wait for the end of the war, and then... Go to the imperial capital to meet her eldest daughter.

Pedi wasn't stupid, and he knew exactly why his mother did it.

From the very beginning of the dispatch of the 5,000 soldiers to the Kumar Fortress, Pedi had guessed that this would be the result.

Pedi is sure that this is the attention of the father!

Father, what is this going to do?

Pedi has always had such questions these days in recent times.

As time went by, his doubts became deeper and deeper!

Today's dinner in Kawar Fort was very rich, and the nobles in Crewe City were basically all there. But Pedi didn't have much of an eye for the day, and he only stayed at the banquet for half an hour before returning to his study, and then stayed until the end of the dinner.

He locked himself in his study and flipped through the documents of the events that had taken place since the assassination of Gordon Ayer, the undersecretary of the military department, and after reading them, he stared at the map hanging on the wall.

After a long time, he couldn't help but say to himself: "Although controlling the Kumar Fortress has always been the desire of the Reagan family, it is not at all like my father's usual style, this..."

"Tuk Tuk"

A sudden knock on the door interrupted Pedy's thoughts.

Before Pedi could speak, a familiar voice came from outside: "Can I come in?"

It's Erin Field.

Before Peddy could reply, the door opened, and Erin Phil entered the study in a purple cotton dress, followed by Phyllis and the two castle maids.

As soon as the door opened, Phyllis quickly grabbed in front of Erin Field, trotted up to Pedy, grabbed Pedy's arm, and said, "Will Mother and Father come back for Winter Day?"

Winter Day is celebrated on January 3 every year.

This is an inherent festival formed during the nomadic period of human beings, and it is the most important festival for winter farming, and it is usually spent with one's family.

Eileen Fil was obviously missing her family, and she already knew the answer, but she still fantasized about getting a different answer from Pedi.

"I'll be with you. Pedi gently stroked her sister's hair.

"Okay. Phyllis's eyes darkened, and a look of disgust flashed across her face as she looked at the map on the wall with Pedy's gaze.

"Phyllis wanted to have a tea party, you promised her. Erin Phier approached and whispered, "She's been looking forward to it for a month... You don't want to put this off until next year, do you?"

Pedi was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered that on the way back to Crewe City more than a month ago, he had promised Phyllis that after returning to the castle, he would accompany her to drink tea and chat every night as he had done when she was trained as a paladin in the Imperial Capital Church.

"Tonight, no one but us will have access to this study. Phyllis raised her little head and declared her right as the little princess of Crewe.

Pedy's gaze finally shifted from the map to his sister's, and he saw a pair of innocent eyes that betrayed expectation, and he couldn't say anything he wanted to refuse.

"You don't want to say no, do you?" said Erin Fil and Phyllis as she stood together.

Pei Di smiled and asked, "When will our tea party start?"

"Now. A smile of joy appeared on Phyllis's face, and as she spoke, she let go of her hands holding Paddy and waved to the two maids holding the tea utensils at the door.

But the two castle maids didn't dare to walk in directly, and they watched Pedi wait for instructions.

Paddy brushed her hand on Phyllis's furrowed brow and quickly walked over to the wall map, pulled down the curtains, and beckoned to the maids.

"What's there to see. Phyllis muttered quietly.

Pedi smiled silently.

Soon, with the maids arranging it, Pedi's reception sofa was transformed into a tea party venue.

When everything was ready, Erin Phier moved to Pedi's side and said to the maids while fiddling with the tea set, "Go out and wait outside, and if anyone comes to the baron, tell them to come back tomorrow morning." ”

This time, the maids did not hesitate and left the room.

Tea is a very ordinary black tea, and Kawar Fort does not have the luxurious life of Lion Castle.

Erin Phil skillfully fiddled with the tea set,

After a while, the familiar aroma of tea burrowed into Peidi's nostrils.

"I wonder how Penny is doing in the Imperial Capital?" Phyllis said with a special sadness in her childish voice, "Will she miss us?" she thought of her sister as she looked at Erin Fil pouring tea.

Pedy also had Penny's pretty face and her stubborn, strong eyes in her mind.

"Penny will soon be the Empress of the Empire, she will be the most powerful woman in the Empire, and you should be happy for her. Pedi comforted her sister, "This is the life that Penny has been pursuing. ”

"No, it's not the life she's pursuing. Phyllis shook her head, "Penny doesn't like that kind of life, she's like Omar's brother, she was born without freedom. ”

"My little princess, let's not talk about this yet, okay?" Pedi looked at the tears rolling in Phyllis's eyes, and immediately changed the subject, "How is your magic lab, when will you be able to pay off your mother's debts?"

"It's only fifty gold coins, and I'll be able to pay it off in no time. Phyllis probably didn't want to think about the irritating questions, she patted her little face, which was a little red from the cold wind, and said, "I have sold a lot of magic scrolls, but I can't get the money, you should ask your treasurer to make good on his promise." ”

"Maybe we should change the subject. Pedi smiled awkwardly.

"No, it's a good topic right now. Phyllis rose from her seat, and she gestured to lean over Pedy.

"Hey, my dear sister, you have to be polite. Pedi said solemnly with a teacup.

"I'm not a lady, I'm a mage. Phyllis began to gather elemental energy in her right hand, "Besides, I'm also a battle mage!"

"Well, I'll let the Treasury know tomorrow morning. Pedi raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

At this time, Erin Fil turned her head to look at Pedi, "Is the territory's funds tight?" As the future mistress of the territory, she asked this reasonably.

"There's never enough money, is there?" said Pedi.

"I agree. Phyllis raised her hand, a piece of pastry in her mouth, "I can't wait to sell my magic wand." ”

"That's a gift from your mentor, are you willing to sell it?"

"If there is a good price, I can consider it. ”

"How much do you want to sell?"

"At least a hundred gold coins!"

"Well, when I didn't ask. Pedi looked defeated.

"Hmph!" Phyllis was very angry, she looked at Erin Phil and said, "Sister said that I can go to the Mage Tower to learn more systematic magical knowledge. ”

"Oh?" said Pedi looking at his fiancée.

"Phyllis has a talent for magic, the main thing is that she is hardworking, if you want, I can arrange for her to enter the Mage Tower and introduce one of the female directors of the Mage Tower as her teacher. Eileen Phil explained, "If you don't want to, forget it. ”

She spoke cautiously and with a bit of restraint.

Pedi wasn't used to the way she spoke, which made him feel like something was always missing between the two, but in the current situation, Pedi couldn't change anything.

Everything takes time.

"I respect Phyllis's wishes, my father said that her life is up to her. ”

"I want to go, but—" Phyllis bit her lip.

"She's worried that you'll be alone when she's gone. Irene Phil smiled, and she looked at Pedi with a hint of envy in her eyes, "She said that you are most afraid of being alone. ”

Pedi was stunned, he recalled what he had said a few years ago,

It was the day after he had a big fuss at Lion Castle, and Phyllis asked what he was afraid of, and he said he was afraid of loneliness.

"Okay..."Pei Di's hands couldn't help but tremble slightly, but he pretended to be okay and said, "Do you think I'm still afraid of being alone now?"

"But..."

"Do what you want. Pedi interrupted her sister, "I'll wait in Crewe City for you to return from school, and I'll hire you as my chief magical advisor at that time, that's my promise." ”

"That's... I... To go or not to go?" Phyllis looked at Paddy and Erin Phil.

"You should seriously think about this, it's about your future, Phyllis. Erin Phil looked at Phyllis enviously, "You're lucky because you have an older brother and father who love you." ”

"Doesn't your father love you?" asked Phyllis subconsciously.

"He loves me a lot, but he loves me in a special way. Eileen Phil smiled helplessly.

"What's so special?"

Erin Phier glanced at Pedi and said, "You'll understand later." ”

Phyllis frowned and asked, "Don't you want to marry Brother Pedi?"

"This..."

Erin Fielder's tone froze, she didn't expect to hit Phyllis to ask this suddenly.

"Ahem..."

Peddy didn't expect Phyllis to suddenly ask such a question.

"Hey, my dear little princess. Pedi patted Erin Phil on the shoulder, gesturing to switch places with her.

Erin Phile didn't refuse, she needed to use this free time to ease the embarrassment.

When Petdy and Phyllis sat together, Paddy said, "Irene Fil and I are destined to have a wedding, this cannot be changed..."

Pedi turned her head and looked at Erin Field.

After a few seconds, the two looked at Phyllis at the same time, and Irene Fil said, "I will be a qualified wife and love Pedi as much as you do." ”

Phyllis and Erin Phil looked at each other for a few seconds and whispered, "I think I understand." ”

Erin Phier couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then immediately changed the subject: "Let's talk about something else, such as some interesting things on the battlefield?"

"There's nothing to talk about on the battlefield, it's all killing!" Phyllis frowned, she thought of something bad.

"Then let's talk about it..."