Chapter Eighty-Four: Goodbye Leslie
On the outskirts of Leslie City, Daphne draws her bow to Charlotte after a long absence. Noticing this anomaly, the mages of the Ritual of Secrets were about to move, but they were stopped by Charlotte waving her hand, and the elven guards in the distance also turned their horses' heads with a drastic change in their faces.
The tense atmosphere was about to erupt, but Charlotte suddenly smiled, "What? Is the princess planning to assassinate the Grand Duke of Icewind Castle outside Leslie? I would like to ask the Royal Family of Rosent, whether the safety of foreign envoys can be basically guaranteed in Lotsente." ”
Devany pursed her lips with a disdainful gesture, "You haven't even raised the banner of the royal family of Icewind Castle, who knows if you are an envoy of Icewind Castle or an intelligence assassin of the Helm Empire?"
"What a pair of sharp teeth, Princess Devine, the princess of the stars? Even though she was locked by the elven language, Charlotte still had a calm face, "Since you have concluded that I am Helm's intelligence assassin, then shoot at me! I want to see if you Daphne can get out of Lotsente after this arrow is shot, and if you forest elves can still get out of the Flower Language Forest!"
Devonie raised her eyebrows, and her face was full of anger, "Do you see if I dare!"
A starlight poured into the elven voice from the white sky, and the arrow of starlight condensed from the legendary longbow. The mages of the Secret Ritual were all full of anger, and the spells in their hands were ready to be unleashed. Elle and Lolita, who were in hot pursuit, stood in place at a loss, and on Charlotte's side, only Vivien and Ramsey were the only ones who made the same spell-casting gestures, but their expressions were still calm.
After all, the arrow failed to be fired, and the elven guards who caught up behind them surrounded the angry Daphne, and an elven man who looked like the guard's deputy persuaded him again and again.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, don't be impulsive!"
"Get out of the way!" Daphne yelled at the elf who stopped her, her pale golden pupils dilated in anger.
"Calm down, Your Highness! This is not a forest of flowers, assassinating the leader of another country in another country will really cause serious diplomatic problems!"
"You're out of the way!?"
"Your Highness!" the elven lieutenant barely cried, and he lowered his voice, "and we are not necessarily their opponents, the one next to the demon, but the famous mad traveler Ramsay......"
"Am I still afraid of him and Ramsay? Hmph! Even if Charlotte and Ramsay join forces, I won't be afraid! You are clearly looking down on me!"
This annoyed Daphne, and the princess of the stars, who was sitting on the skyhorse, could not help but stretch out her slender legs and kick at the man, and the deputy of the guard, who did not dare to resist, wailed miserably, turned over on the ground, and rushed to the horse pitifully, blinking and begging at Daphne.
Daphne was amused by his pitiful expression, and immediately stopped smiling and put on a pretty face. But it worked, and she hesitated to disperse the Starlight Arrow, patted the guard deputy on the shoulder, and smiled apologetically at him. Then he looked at Charlotte angrily.
"For the sake of the face of the adjutant of the guards...... Hmph, I'm not afraid of you, you evil way!"
Charlotte snorted coldly and led the members of the Secret Rite away. He secretly wondered in his heart, why the forest elves had come to Rosente at this sensitive time, didn't they know the news of Brent's assassination, or did Brent have some secret plan?
The latter may have lifted Charlotte's heart, and her unhappy mood for days has also improved.
Construction is in full swing on the outskirts of Leslie, but a road large enough for five horse-drawn carriages has already been built. Next, Charlotte stops Elle and Lolita from catching up with Daphne, and the two groups rush to the royal capital like a competitive one, and Devany is one step faster than Icewind Castle with the Pegasus, and she is like an ignorant little girl on the horse, with the triumph of winning the battle.
He was greeted by Viscount Nell Leslie, who was on the ramp connecting the inner and outer cities, and his upper body was straight on his warhorse.
As mentioned earlier, the titles of Viscount Kenriwa and Count of Wintercastle are similar, and both are fictitious titles that are more meaningful than real power. But throughout the ages, if he hadn't died halfway, those who had the title of Viscount of Kenriwa would have become the future Grand Duke of Rosent.
But now the nominal heir of Rosente was in an awkward position, and when he was in charge of welcoming the state guests, he was not accompanied by a minister, but was replaced by young knights with little experience. It is worth mentioning that Mallory Baker, a freckled civilian-born knight, is also prominently listed.
Nell was dressed in black armor and rode on a high-headed war horse, except for the well-made armor and the sword with red gems embedded in his waist, he did not even wear the cloak that noble knights were accustomed to wearing, and he did not look like a trace of aristocratic luxury. He looked more like a battle-hardened Predator than a nobleman.
When he saw the Elven Guards of the Princess of the Stars, Nell led the young knights to turn over and dismount to meet Daphne. Devany waited until Nell was close to her before dismounting, and unlike Charlotte's coquettishness, this time she presented herself as a perfect princess and extended her hand to Nell.
The latter held it tenderly and put it to his lips for a false kiss, he knew that Daphne had a habit of cleanliness, so he just clicked on it. This did win Daphne's favor, and Daphne smiled and nodded at him, and the two exchanged pleasantries.
At this time, Charlotte and her party also slowly walked up the slope. Nell immediately found Vivien's slender figure in the crowd, her eyes lit up, but she couldn't resist the excitement to look over there.
Behind him, Mallory didn't have Nell's concerns, he jogged to meet Charlotte, smiling and waving like a child as he ran.
"Count!" He ran to Charlotte's side, as if intending to hug her. But he quickly remembered something, raised the half-sword of the enchanted hand that Charlotte had given him, and made a knightly salute, then raised his head and said with a smile, "It's been a long time! Lord Wintercastle! I have mastered all the knight training methods you taught me, and now I am a knight of the four-ring level!"
One of the masters of the Secret Rite saw that he had a close relationship with Charlotte, and kindly reminded him, "Knight, you must call the Chief the Grand Duke." ”
"Ahh
Charlotte secretly thought that it wasn't great at all, he just relied on the elite soldiers of Icewind Castle to pass all the way. How can it be compared to his cousin Brent, who laid down today's great situation with a county.
Charlotte was quite self-aware of this, and he smiled awkwardly and squeezed Mallory's shoulder to show closeness. While shushing the cold and asking for warmth, he walked to Nell in front of him.
When Devany saw him coming, she turned her back and snorted. Now even Nell realized that the situation was wrong, no matter how innocent he was, he confessed to Daphne, greeted Charlotte affectionately, and when he approached, there were some tears in the corners of his eyes.
"You're finally here, cousin!"
Hearing the word cousin from the mouth of the strict Nell, and then seeing the tears in the corners of his eyes, Charlotte's heart sank.
An ominous premonition came over me like a dark cloud.