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The conflict continues, and there are even signs of further escalation.

The cousins, who were once close, almost face to face, tried to refute each other without giving in.

"You say this is hypocrisy?! Those people are living beings! They are not the initiators of the war, and they should not bear such responsibility!"

"Shouldn't it? But I think it should! Each of them has the blood of the Leslie family on his hands! There is no difference between the executioner and the inquisitor! Since he has picked up the sword, and since he has been stained with blood, he must have the consciousness to be killed at all times!"

"You mean, they deserve to die?!"

"That's right! For the sake of Losente, for the sake of Leslie, they must die! Charlotte, remember, I am the king of Rosente! No longer the flowery, heartless playboy of the past! This is my duty! And one day, you will take on such a duty. If the day comes, you can still say what you just said to me with a straight face, then I swear I'll think about it!

Charlotte took a deep breath, and he had to restrain his anger to keep himself from punching Brent hard. He asked word for word, "You mean I'm not qualified?!"

"No! I mean, you're not judging my position. And we are already running out of food, and if they don't die, it's my subjects who die. I don't have a choice!" he pointed to the top of his head, "Charlotte, this crown is heavier than you think. Sooner or later, you'll understand what I mean. Because we are destined to be all lions galloping on the grassland, not a flock of sheep who will choose to surrender under their claws!"

"I don't agree!" Charlotte realized that she couldn't refute the other party, "If I were a lion, then I wouldn't choose to ignore the sheep!

With that, he turned away angrily.

He knew he couldn't and couldn't stop Brent, that would collapse his hard-earned prestige in an instant, and that his subjects would misunderstand Icewind's feud with Lotsente. This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the stormy Losente.

The only thing Charlotte could do was to take his disciples and turn a blind eye to the wailing, begging, and crying in the slaughterhouse.

Even those ordinary purgatory-like voices pierce people's hearts.

"Charlotte!" Brent suddenly called out to Charlotte.

The latter didn't look back, just stopped and listened.

"Someday, someday you too will become a lion who ignores the flock! I know you, and you will abandon the hypocrisy of your heart in order to protect what is truly precious!"

- He may not be as calm as he seems, and he is making excuses for himself......

Realizing this, Charlotte felt a great sadness in his heart, and he felt that this world was absurd and ridiculous. Since returning to the surface world, it seems as if everything has changed overnight.

"We went back to the castle and packed our bags and got ready to hit the road. Charlotte said to her disciples.

Although Vivien looked back at Nell reluctantly, she did not dare to resist when Charlotte was angry.

However, when the group returned to the castle, they were dragged by unexpected people.

Eve, the new Grand Duchess of Lotrinte, enthusiastically retained Charlotte. She first asked the doctor to help Charlotte observe her injuries, excused her to rest for two more days under the pretext that the injuries had not healed, and then asked the chef to prepare lunch and invite her to attend.

In the end, seeing Charlotte insisting on leaving, she recalled the past with tears in her eyes, and choked aggrievedly.

"Count, if you insist on leaving, outsiders will only think that I, the Grand Duchess, have not been well entertained, and will leave the distinguished guests in anger. How will I stand in Losente in the future, and how will I be talked nonsense? And look at the friendship of the past, and wait for Brent to come, and then leave! Otherwise, otherwise I will really become the laughing stock of the aristocracy. ”

These words made Charlotte feel how powerful Eve was.

Although she is not as glamorous and dignified as Madame Rebecca, she sits in the rear and handles all government affairs in an orderly manner, but she has her own tenacity and means after being gentle and virtuous.

Charlotte had no choice but to postpone her trip by a day with Vivien's smile on her face.

At nightfall, Brent arrived as scheduled.

He knocked on Charlotte's door, and after retreating left and right, he lay on the bed with a big grin like before, which made Charlotte, who was now concentrating on the three arcane models, roll her eyes.

"What's the matter? Still angry? Please, you're almost 26 years old, and when you're angry, you want to walk away, can you not be so naïve!"

Charlotte didn't bother to pay attention to him, and continued to play the arithmetic drawing in her spell notes.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, are you really going to break up with me?"

This time, Charlotte rolled her eyes at Brent.

The latter, in the spirit of a scoundrel, rushed to Charlotte's side with a snake and pointed at the notes.

"I think you're miscalculated here, what do you think?"

"You know a fart!" reached out not to hit the smiling man, and after a day of precipitation, Charlotte also calmed down somewhat.

"Don't be here with a hippie smile, Brent, it's tarnishing your image as a cold-blooded Grand Duke. ”

"You're such a, Charlotte. That's not the way I think of Charlotte. ”

"And what is he?"

"He's ...... Well, let me think about it. Even if you're teased, you won't get angry, yes, although it's usually me who pranks people with him, haha!"

"Don't be hippie, Brentt!" Charlotte reiterated as she closed the page, "I admit I was too impulsive today, and if you think about it, I may be able to understand you, but that doesn't mean I can agree with you." I think if you think about it, there's always a better way. ”

When it comes to business, Brent also said with a smile, "I don't expect you to understand me now, or even expect you to forgive me now." But do you understand? Even if we win, it doesn't mean we can rest easy. There are still some people in my court, and you can never expect every one of your vassals to be loyal, so I can only use this method to force them to stand with me. In addition, I did not deceive you, the grain and grass lost in the days of fighting are no longer enough for us to survive the winter, and I have no surplus food to feed tens of thousands of enemies. ”

Charlotte opened her mouth to prophesy, but in the end she just waved her hand tastelessly, "Forget it! I don't want to argue with you, this is your territory, and I have no right to veto your decision, even if I hate bringing death to the defenseless." ”

"Yes, I don't expect you to understand me now, not at all! Because I never thought I would make such a determination, never!" Brent patted Charlotte on the shoulder, "But I still say that, you will understand me in the future, because we are destined to be male lions! As long as it is a male lion, there is no one who does not hunt, it is only a matter of time." ”

"Then let's wait and see!" Charlotte said, holding her breath.

"We'll see!" Brent's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

The look was like that of a traveler who couldn't even be sure if he was lost, looking forward to seeing the eager eyes of another traveler walking with him.

Charlotte remembered Zoe's words again - Charlotte, let me ask you, is the king lonely?

He thought that the current Brent must be lonely......