"What the hell are you talking about!?"

By the end, Viscount Austin had still not answered Charlotte's question. He glared at Charlotte coldly, and finally brushed his sleeves away. But strangely, he didn't stop Charlotte and the others from entering the camp. On the contrary, Charlotte and her party were also arranged with an independent camp in line with their status.

And although Charlotte herself wanted to leave, she was concerned about the safety of Brent and others and Austin's headless statement, so she also entered the camp with a calm face.

Judging from the setting of the camp, even if Viscount Austin is not a top general, he must have good attainments in the military field. At least with Charlotte's limited military literacy, it would never have been possible to set up such an orderly camp.

Horse rejection, sentry posts, trenches, buffer zones, drill areas, living quarters, and even planting areas are all scattered, and the passages inside are smooth and wide, and there should be a lot of military facilities such as horse farms.

At mealtime, the rebel sergeants also ate in batches, and even if there were no signs of danger, there were plenty of precautions.

Charlotte was embarrassed to ask Austin about their diet, and she didn't plan to eat the sergeants' unidentified food cooked to slime. So I had to gather my disciples together, intending to eat some jerky prepared for the trip with water.

And just then, the tent was opened.

The visitor was a young man who looked to be close to thirty years old, with a warm smile on his face peculiar to Westerners, and his unkewed brown medium-length hair was hastily braided with straw ropes, looking rugged and full of masculine strength.

On the contrary, the half-body armor carved with the badge on his body and the half-sword in his hand carried by his waist showed his noble status. It is worth mentioning that there is a noticeable artificial dent on the hilt of the half-hand sword, which should have been inlaid with ornaments such as jewel diamonds.

The man carried a wooden tray filled with fresh fruits and vegetables and golden roasted meat. When he saw that Charlotte was about to put the dry jerky in his mouth with water, the young man's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly put the tray on the inferior low table in the camp tent, and said in a loud voice.

"Oh, Count, why are you still eating jerky!it's all my fault, I should have brought you the food earlier!" he said, sorting the food on the tray and nodding to Vivien's three daughters without any recognition, "These are your disciples, right? I wasn't sure, but you've changed a little too much. Hehe, I can't imagine that after so many years, you have accepted disciples. ”

Charlotte could hear from his words, and he carefully studied the comer for a moment, and then the memory processing technique retrieved the information, and then asked hesitantly, "Are you...... Hoyle Edward!?"

"Yes, after all these years, I can't imagine that the Count can still call me by name!" the smile on Hoyle's age-inappropriate face grew even brighter, and Charlotte remembered that the fellow seemed to be a year younger than herself. But now he looks much older than Charlotte.

This guy was Charlotte's childhood friend. At that time, Charlotte and Vivien Leigh were led by Mrs. Rebecca to Rocente, and Hoyle was one of Brent's henchmen. As for Aven, he was receiving an elite education as an heir at that time.

"It's been a long time!" Charlotte, who had been reticent lately, smiled sincerely, "You're in the Resistance now?"

Hoyle's eyes dimmed for a moment, but he quickly smiled and nodded, "Yes, my family's castle was breached by Hossente, and I originally planned to go north to the city of Fagado. As a result, King Herbert received bad news, so he turned around and became a cavalry commander under Viscount Austin. ”

Charlotte didn't dare to ask the rest of his family, for the bitterness in his smile spoke for itself. He patted Hoyle on the shoulder, wondering how the young man could keep his smile under the cruelty of fate.

Truth be told, that smile shook Charlotte a lot!

After Hoyle gave the food to Vivien and the other girls, he took out another bottle of wine from his arms, shook his eyes and smiled, "This is my treasure, Earl, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you want to drink a little?"

Although he is a mage, Charlotte himself does not reject drinking, and even in the days after cutting his soul in the underground world, he always had to rely on alcohol to sleep. Although I have been restrained these days, when I saw my old friend and had the idea of clichés, I also started to drink.

He didn't say anything more at the moment, nodded and said, "It's all childhood friends, just call me Charlotte." Come, for a rare reunion in troubled times, let's have a few drinks. ”

Hoyle, who had thought that the mage would not drink, suddenly smiled.

After three rounds of drinking, the estrangement that had not been seen for many years gradually disappeared, and the topics of conversation between the two have changed from childhood anecdotes to the current situation. During this period, Lolita didn't go into much detail when she heard about her teacher's naughty experience as a child, but when it came to the main topic, everyone, including Elle, put on a straight face.

"In other words, you don't know if there are any survivors in the Leslies?" Charlotte asked, putting down her glass.

"The same cannot be said. Hoyle shook his head, "There is news that someone from the royal family has escaped from Fagado City, but the exact person is not yet confirmed. However, we heard that there is still resistance on the side of Aror, and if the royal family does escape, the most likely place to stay is there. ”

Charlotte nodded, he took a sip of wine, gritted his teeth and asked, "Viscount Austin said that Uncle Herbert's failure was inseparable from the Clayderman family, what is going on?"

When talking about this topic, Hoyle, who had been talking a lot, suddenly fell silent. He looked at Charlotte with a complicated look in his eyes, and the latter did not urge, but looked at him with his red eyes for a moment.

"......," Hoyle said after a while, "I know this has nothing to do with you, anyway, now the top of the Resistance, no, the whole of Locente has a big opinion of Erosa. However, I don't mean anything else, it's just ...... Charlotte, do you really know nothing?"

He deliberately avoided the sensitive word Claydermans.

"Actually, I just came out of the underworld. "That's why I want to know what's really going on." ”

"I see. Hoyle seemed to trust his childhood friend and accepted it without suspicion.

He nodded, "Here's the thing. Originally, before the Battle of Fagado, Archduke Herbert had asked Archduke Lawrence for assistance. But at that time, His Majesty Elbert, the new emperor of the empire, was defeated by the lighthouse at the Battle of Arad, and Princess Lawrence went south to meet the emperor......"

Charlotte's face changed and interrupted him, "Could it be that my father rejected my uncle's request for help!?"

The jury is out on which is more important, Elbert or his ally Lotsente. But to say that Lawrence would give up on Losente in order to take over Elbert would be a foolish evaluation.

"If only that were the case. Hoyle shook his head with a wry smile, "In fact, Archduke Lawrence agreed to Archduke Herbert's request for help, and he split his army from the main force, with Evan as the commander of the legion, and ordered him to rush to the aid of Lotent. It was precisely because King Herbert received the news of Aven's arrival on the border of Losente that he changed his strategy of fortifying the city and set up his position on the banks of the Fagado River in order to protect his territory. Next ......"

Hoyle saw that Charlotte's face had turned extremely pale, so he sighed in silence.

“…… You mean, Evan didn't come in the end?!" Charlotte snapped, her voice hoarse.

Hoyle nodded gloomily.

No wonder! No wonder Viscount Austin was so disgusted with the Claydermans!

If it weren't for Lawrence's order, how could Evan not be able to stop before he was about to arrive at the battlefield!?

But why would Lawrence do this!?For the sake of profit!?Or did Hoscent promise something!?It doesn't make sense!Unless he is dazed, he will choose to abandon his long-time allies and trust an ambitious king of the South!

What is going on in this that I don't know? Will his current actions disrupt Lawrence's plans? Charlotte's mind is in turmoil!

Charlotte...... You're on our side, aren't you?"

Charlotte looked up and saw that Hoyle was looking at him with an uneasy look of anticipation.

Staring at the uneasy expression on his battered and weathered face, for a moment, Charlotte made her own decision.

“…… Of course, I'll be on your side!"