Sebastian woke up as the morning sun poured through the window, and he had barely slept last night, to be exact. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info He spent the night flipping through the Genealogy of the Nobles and Important Families of the Empire, carefully reading the contents of the Arryn family.

Back in the old days, a group of nomads came to what is now the plain of Potania. These nomadic people gradually settled down and became farming peoples, but they did not abandon the traditional industry of herding, and the tradition of fighting on horseback was preserved. Over time, the Kingdom of Meno was established here, and some riders became propertied knights.

More than 200 years ago, in the eastern part of the kingdom of Meno, the Arryn family gradually rose to prominence, and they owned large plains, cultivated land, and the Lorenz River ran through the territory.

The Arryn family has a feud with the Rundstedt family in the Orlando Kingdom. Before the discovery of the gold mines, the Rundstedt family crossed the mountain ridge and invaded the eastern part of the Merno Kingdom, and the territory of the Arryn family was frequently invaded.

He put on his clothes and continued to flip through the parts he hadn't finished reading yesterday.

"No wonder, Earl Arryn's attitude towards the Rundstedt family is like treating bandits and bandits, with no respect at all. Sebastian played with the quill in his hand.

When resisting the invasion, some knights were brave and skillful, and Count Arryn carved out a portion of his realm as their fiefdom. The Alfreds, Byrons, and Chamberlains became vassals of Earl Arryn.

"The Arryn family coat of arms is a centaur with a spear, and the family motto is: honor is above life. Sebastian frowned, "After the Arryn family moved into Greensburg, they never took the initiative to encroach on the territory of other families. ”

He was skeptical of the book's account. If the Erin family was so noble, how could they kill the second prince?

He put on a light shirt, stuck a short sword at his waist, covered it with a cloak, and hurried out of the Prime Minister's Tower.

In the back hill of Thundercastle, there was a cemetery, and when Sebastian arrived, Count Arryn was already there.

"Your Majesty the Regent, you let me come here early in the morning?" Count Arryn's tone was unpleasant, "and let me see this?"

Sebastian walked over and smelled the stench of corpses. In the grave excavated by the grave keepers, there was a corpse, swollen and rotten. The clothes worn by the corpse had the coat of arms of a centaur holding a spear, and the corpse's skull and leg bones were broken.

"Your family's rider?" Sebastian asked knowingly.

Count Arryn covered his nose and shook his head: "I have too many riders, and his face is rotten, I can't recognize it." But look at the clothes, it should be. What's the problem?"

Sebastian remained silent and left the cemetery with Count Erin. The two walked down the stairs as they heard the sound of a church bell in the distance, and a flock of white doves flew into the sky.

The air at the foot of the mountain was much fresher, and Sebastian adjusted his breath and said, "The rider just now, who participated in the knight team competition, stabbed the horse with a sword or a dagger, and the horse went crazy and collided with the great prince, and the rider fell off the horse and broke his neck and died on the spot. ”

Count Arryn frowned, his eyes full of surprise, and he opened his mouth, obviously he understood the seriousness of what Sebastian had said.

He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty the Regent, are you suspicious? No, it can't be. ”

"The stableman can testify that the horse did belong to the rider. It was chaotic, but the horse was found because of an injury that prevented him from going far. "Bill Newton was in the gazebo down the hill with bread, raisins, bacon on the table.

, there's even wine. Sebastian walked into the gazebo, and because he had to see the corpse in the morning, he chose to go down the mountain and eat again in order to prevent himself from vomiting.

Count Arryn looked at the intelligence director, and his tone was cold: "Your Majesty Regent, yesterday I thought that you were a fair and sensible person. Today, I doubt it. Whether the words of the little brother in the stable are true or false, I am afraid that it is impossible to verify it now. ”

Bill grabbed the bread, took a bite, and raised his eyebrows, "What does Count Arryn mean?"

Count Arryn glanced at Sebastian with a cold gaze: "The regent wants to convict me of treason on the basis of one-sided words?

Sebastian shook his head: "No, Count, I won't take sides. It has nothing to do with what you are petitioning for. ”

"And what do you mean?" said Count Arryn, whose face was bruised, and he gritted his teeth and trembled.

"We wanted to ask if Count Arryn had the impression that he had secretly sent someone to murder the Great Prince. Bill took a glass of wine and spoke lightly, "After all, before the knight's game, the Earl's relative, Baron Kuhn, died. ”

"Bill Newton!" Count Arryn swept all the bread and wine on the table to the floor.

"Oh, my wine. Bill Newton frowned, and the red wine bottle shattered.

Sebastian stood in front of Bill Newton and blocked Count Arryn. He shouted, "Seriously, Bill, don't look like an alcoholic!"

He turned and made eye contact with Count Arryn.

The church bell rang out, followed by the faint singing of the Light of the Seven Gods.

"Count, from the very beginning, I did not consider you a suspect. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent Graf's army to you. Sebastian weighed the wording.

"Hmph, it's just a trick to trick me into coming to Thundercastle. "It's a coincidence that Lundstedt's men invaded my territory, and I had to come to Thundercastle. ”

Bill put his hands in his sleeves and interjected, "Please respect yourself, Count." You are a person of status, don't be like a street brawler who spews feces all over his mouth. If His Majesty the Regent orders you to come, can you not come?"

"You!" Count Arryn glared at Bill.

"We wanted to investigate secretly so as not to alarm too many people. How embarrassing will it be for both parties to damage your reputation and His Majesty the Regent's wise image when the time comes?"

"First, although that person is wearing the clothes of my family coat of arms, it cannot prove that he is a member of my family. His face is highly rotten, and if I put the Intelligence Director's clothes on him, can I say that the Intelligence Director is dead?" the Count was nearly 50 years old, but he had a clear mind.

Bill squirmed his mouth: "O Seven Gods, this mouth can really speak. ”

Sebastian was stunned for a moment, and he motioned to Bill to shut up. He pulled over the chair and raised his hand: "Please speak slowly, Earl." ”

Count Arryn straightened his chest, ignoring Sebastian's politeness and not glancing at his chair. He stood up straight and said, "Second, that horse is not the key. Stuff some money, and the little brother in the stable will follow the words of the person who gave the money. Taking a step back, this man had murdered my rider beforehand, changed his clothes, and then deliberately told the stableman that he was a rider of the Arryn family. ”

"Someone framed you?" Sebastian touched his chest, and he only touched air. The twin towers corrugated pendant has been thrown away by me.

"No, it's just a random pick on my people. Count Erin shook his head, "What if you look for a rider from another family, such as a dress embroidered with the coats of arms of the Dietrich and Rundstedt families?"

"Oh, the Count has a deep hatred for the Golden Family. Bill interjected, raising an eyebrow, "Don't look at me like that, I think the Count has a point." ”

"Why does the Count say that?" Sebastian wondered, "you mean, this man is not trying to marry a family, just to get ......"

"Qualification for the team competition. Bill and Earl Arryn spoke in unison.

Sebastian grabbed his hair in exasperation. Damn, I should have thought of this a long time ago, I'm just an architect and a painter, and I'm not good at investigating cases.

Count Arryn stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty the Regent, who did you know in advance that the Grand Prince was participating in the team competition? ”

Sebastian was like an initiation, and Count Erin's words seemed to see the light of day. If you want to murder His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Prince, you must first know that they are participating in a team competition.

He tried to recall that the people who learned that His Majesty the Emperor and the Grand Prince were going to compete included Her Majesty the Empress, the Second Prince, Commander Ludwig, Fellow Winston, Bill Newton, some attendants, and several knights of the Imperial Guard.

"It's too much, and at that time, His Majesty the Emperor and the second prince couldn't persuade anyone. Sebastian shook his head.

Bill pursed his lips and smiled incredulously.

Count Erin asked slowly, "Your Majesty the Regent, do you believe in the Seven Gods or in the Old Gods?"

Sebastian shook his head: "I don't believe it. If the gods had spirits, they would not have let His Majesty the Emperor go, leaving me as a painter and architect as regent. ”

"Oh, the Seven Gods. Bill gasped, "Your Majesty the Regent, people must have faith. ”

"I am well aware that Baron Kuhn is responsible for his death. It's even less likely that I'm going to poison a child. Count Arryn raised his right hand, "The motto of the Arryn family is that honor is higher than life. I swear in the name of the gods, old and new, that Horst Erin never intended to murder the Great Prince. ”

"Thank you, Count Arryn. I have benefited a lot from your words. Sebastian owed, "Please be patient, I swear in the name of the Lord Regent and Guardian of the Realm that I will pay you justice when Count Rundstedt comes." ”

Watching Count Erin leave, Sebastian was thoughtful.

"Well, I didn't even take a few sips of this wine. It's a shame. Bill shook his head and sighed.

"Don't look like a drunkard!" Sebastian warned Bill again, "Wine burns your brain?

"Oh, the Seven Gods, His Majesty the Emperor wants me to drink with him, where can I quit my alcohol addiction. Bill whispered, "We didn't mention the severance of His Majesty's breastplate. The Earl had been concerned about the Great Prince, and it seemed that he did not know that His Majesty the Emperor had been murdered. ”

"In other words, Count Arryn is not the one who plotted to murder His Majesty the Emperor. Sebastian looked at the landscape in the distance.

The Suluz Canal is sparkling with sails of all colors. Thundercastle is still thriving, with merchants from all over the country congregating here. The singing in the church has ended.

"Bill, you know why I don't believe in the gods? Sebastian clenched his fist.

"Then go ahead and look up. Bill shrugged, "But I pray that the gods will help us find the culprit sooner." (To be continued...) ）