The dinner was a rare gathering between the two families, and Herbert and Lawrence reminisced about their teenage friendship, which seemed no less shallow than that between Charlotte and Claire. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

For Lawrence, who has reinvigorated Erossa, the icing on the cake after his power is far less than the relief he faced when he faced difficulties.

When his father died and he was forced to lead his vassals to the battlefield prematurely, only Icewind Castle in the north and Rosant in the west came to his aid.

Herbert, who had just come of age and sat on the throne of the Grand Duke, even led his army to the northern battlefield despite the opposition of his vassals.

"You must remember the alien chief!" Herbert laughed as he laughed with the red wine still on his beard, "he almost cut off your head, or did I push you!"

"Yes, you saved my life. Herbert!" Lawrence clinked glasses with him on the table.

"But who would have thought that the scrawny-looking boy would grow into a lion of the North, a legend now!" Herbert shrugged self-deprecatingly, "unlike me, who is not good at exercising his strength." ”

"Your own strength is not a measure of the king. Lawrence smiled and comforted, "In the field of governance, you are far better than me." ”

"Come on, I'm not here to compliment you. Herbert waved his hand, and he stared at the red wine in his glass, speechless for a moment.

Although it was a family feast, it was also a meeting between the three kings.

Herbert and Sylvia had never met before, and he carefully examined Sylvia's expression as he sat at the top through the red wine, but regretfully realized that he could not see any emotion in the cold attitude of the other.

After a long time, he suddenly said, "Lawrence, apart from the experience of fighting alongside you in my youth, I have enjoyed peaceful times long enough in my life. So long that I almost forgot how to command the army on the march. ”

"I thought I would never return to the bloody and smoked battlefields of my life, but it is clear that the gods of justice do not want me to be idle. Herbert looked up and suddenly asked, "How is it? Would you like to sit on the throne of thorns and glory?"

Herbert's unexpected topic solidifies the atmosphere of the dinner. Vivien Leigh's hand holding the dinner knife trembled slightly in the air, Charlotte stared at Lawrence for a moment, Claire suddenly got up, he bowed slightly, and left the table with Vivien and the others.

Only Brent was still clutching the meat pie with his hands as if nothing had happened, and he didn't seem to feel the strange atmosphere at all.

Lawrence stared at Claire's departing back, unable to answer for a long time.

"Do you think that the Empire is capable of maintaining that false authority?" continued Herbert, "that this memorial service is but a temptation. The empire wants to test our loyalty, and every king and every powerful nobleman wants to test the reality of the empire. ”

"There seem to be signs of a coalition between Hotson and the Duchy of Ullapool, and the kings of Durally and Marseille Barton are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they have been buying off the nobles of the empire all these years, and it is clear that they are not subservient. Herbert looked at Lawrence and Sylvia, "If we don't want to be crushed in this big wave, we must join forces!

"Lawrence, I'm willing to support you as the new Emperor, that's my promise. What about you? Will you lead us through this together?" Herbert asked in a low voice.

Lawrence put his glass down and smiled, "I thank you for trusting me so much, Herbert. If the storm does come, I swear I will keep my covenant and watch over and help you. But what virtue do I have, and how can I sit on that throne?"

He looked at Sylvia and said, "If we really have to choose a leader who will lead us to the dawn, it should be the strongest of the Three Kingdoms, the true uncrowned king of the North, the Grand Duke of Sylvia. ”

Herbert looked at Sylvia in amazement, and he couldn't understand why Lawrence was so humble. But despite this, it didn't prevent him from following Lawrence's meaning and asking, "What do you mean? ”

Sylvia said coldly, "Icewind Castle implements the governance philosophy of the original Grand Duke (Sylvia himself) and will never expand externally, and I myself have no interest in that throne. Icewind Castle will only guard the North, that's my answer. ”

With that, she pushed the table and got up, and left the table with Dinah.

Lawrence and Herbert looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and at this point, the topic could no longer be discussed.

After the Three Kings Meeting, which had an unperfect ending, Charlotte washed up and walked out of the room in a thick coat. He planned to sit in the courtyard and enjoy a rare leisurely time.

As he passed by the side hall, he noticed a faint human voice coming from inside the room. Charlotte followed the sound and saw Vivien holding a book in her hand and whispering it, while Nell, whom she had met at dusk, sat on the side, listening carefully with her hand on her cheek.

"Wait, you mentioned that military discipline must be the first priority for a general, but it must be strict and uniform. Isn't that a conflict?" asked Nell suddenly.

Vivien's face was quietly rosy, she thought about it, and said honestly, "I don't know, I don't understand what it means." Why don't we ask the teacher, or the princess?"

"No! Nell shook his head and said, "We can study it together, but we really don't understand it and ask someone." I think it makes more sense! What do you think? Vivien!"

"I love this way of learning, I never thought that miscellaneous books other than magic could be so interesting. That was Vivien's answer.

"No! this is not a miscellaneous book! if you don't like it, give it to me, it's a knight's book!"

The two children argued with each other in the room, and it seemed that in a short time they had become good friends.

Charlotte pouted disgruntled and muttered to herself, "Well done! Leslie's tradition! This kid can make friends with Vivien quietly, and he will definitely become a famous playboy in the future." ”

"As I said, he's more of a Leslie than I am. In the courtyard ahead, someone suddenly picked up.

Charlotte looked back and saw Brent sitting against a wooden post in the courtyard, smiling at herself with a glass of ale in her hand.

"Would you like a drink? Charlotte. "The young man in the night has a handsome face and a casual demeanor, and the calmness and wanton like the wind make him perfectly integrated with the winter night.

It was the way Charlotte used to live.

"Why not?" said Charlotte, smiling slightly, jumping on the railing and sleeping on the railing with her head on her hands like a swinger, "I love ale, and it would be nice to have some skewers at this time." ”