The wind was howling, and large snowflakes mixed with ice and gravel were blowing in the face. Theodore tried to hide himself in his furry cloak, but he still felt a cold wind coming in every crevice, shivering from the cold.

An army of 300,000 silent and orderly, moving slowly but surely in the wind and snow.

Theodore grabbed the guard at the gate this morning and inquired about it, and found out that when the Duke of Odor rebelled, the king sent a team of light cavalry to sneak out of the city and go to the far north to find his nephew for help.

Theoretically, as the lord of the king's canonization, Acharus was required to fulfill the obligation to uphold the king's authority; However, he has a million soldiers under his command, and he is very prestigious in the far north, and he can support troops in the north to stand on his own, so why send troops to save a king who has been besieged for more than half a month?

Theodore secretly speculated about his purpose: I heard that this lord was also a pampered prince in the past, but he was exiled to this far north to "protect" the lord only after he failed the power struggle - could it be that he returned to Altado this time, not to help his uncle stabilize the throne, but to want the praying mantis to catch cicadas and take the opportunity to rule the country?

Therefore, they marched unhurriedly, and waited for the confrontation to be almost consumed by the troops of both sides before they could take advantage of the fisherman.

Then, his original cruelty to himself, and his purpose of being gentle and polite after confirming the identity of his holy son can be imagined.

In this country where kingship is inferior to divine power, the Son of God in the temple is the Son of God whom everyone admires; If the Son is in a good position, not even the archbishop can balance him. The question of legitimacy after becoming a king needs to come forward.

Agallus saved him, and the meaning was very obvious - he still held that the "Son of God" was not a human handle, not to mention that even if he refused to agree to cooperate, he could kill himself, put all the blame on the insidious archbishop, and then install another obedient and well-behaved Son.

Yesterday's gentleness was just an illusion of peace on the water. And give him a little sweetness, lest he harbor resentment.

I know it, but I can't do anything about it; Once it is revealed, this temporary warmth will turn into a purely cold interest relationship.

Theodore, of course, was reluctant to say anything about it—but he didn't like such hypocrisy either.

For some reason, thinking of this, he felt a little bitter in his heart.

But he ignored the bitterness, and began to think angrily, this lord is really a wooden head!

It turned out that Theodore couldn't ride even the most tame ordinary horse, let alone a huss horse domesticated in the ice and snow for combat and marching. The lord did not have the slightest intention of taking the beauty on horseback, but arranged him to the siege vehicle team, and the operators rode Theodor on the siege vehicle, which was a reluctance to solve the problem.

At this time, he suddenly heard that the soldiers who had been advancing quietly suddenly began to have a little restlessness, as if they were the squad leader, with a little trembling excitement in their voices, and shouted: "Thirty-first Hull siege vehicle operator squad, salute!" ”

So more than a dozen people saluted without any mistake and "snapped": "The Spirit of Winter bless you, Lord Lord!" ”

Theodore was slightly surprised to hear the name, and looked through the gap in the plush hat of the cloak to see the man riding on a tall black rock-colored hussar horse, and released the reins and nodded to them slightly: "May the spirit of winter bless you." ”

As if sensing Theodore looking at him, he swept his gaze and tugged at the reins slightly to make himself fall two steps, just level with Theodore. His voice was sent through the cold wind, mixed with a slight whimper, a little unreal, "Your Highness, further on, we will reach the Litonna River on the border of the Far North. I am afraid that if we delay for another day, the ice on the river will become thinner, and the march will be dangerous, so we will march all night tonight. ”

Theodore shook his head slightly, trembling and lying, for fear that he would be left on the road if he didn't agree with him, "I'm not afraid of the cold!" ”

The lord didn't seem to want this answer, and pursed his lips without speaking.

Theodore struggled not to look at the lines of his lips, and his blue eyes were full of clear doubts: What else?

Agarus then approached, turned over and dismounted, jumped cleanly into the siege engine, and knelt before him on one knee: "In case of an accident, although I can protect myself, there will inevitably be danger from the top and bottom of the army; Your Highness, please perform a great prophecy for the sake of my army, for the sake of well-being. ”

Theodore rarely saw him with his head bowed, but he had no satisfaction at all from the Templar kneeling in front of him, and his heart was full of panic, feeling that he was not worthy, so he quickly changed his sitting position, knelt on his knees, and reached out to help him-the cold wind struck him all at once, and even his speech became less sharp: "Lord, lord, you don't have to be like this! You saved my life, and I naturally did everything I could—but you seemed to ...... Mastered in magic, why not reinforce the ice? ”

He smiled at the man's loneliness, mockery, and determination, "I'm just a cursed person beyond the Far North." Before Theodore could figure out what this meant, he saw him stand up and bow slightly, "You are willing to help, and I thank you on behalf of these 300,000 people." ”

His face was suddenly very close, and Theodore's mind was full of hea, but he was picked up again, and jumped onto the horse with agility. The breath of pine and snow hit him, and his whole body was nestled in Achares's broad chest, and he was so frightened that he did not dare to move. The cloak blocked the wind and snow, and now he couldn't see anything at all, only the metal part of Achareth's armor was slightly cold.

A deep voice pierced through his chest, buzzing his ears inexplicably, "Hold on." ”

So the dragon horse under him suddenly accelerated.

The delusional scenario came true.

It seems that there is heavy snow in the bottom of my heart in an instant, and it is blowing one after another; But the ground was full of new grass that was fluffy and soft.

But he suddenly calmed down.

Should he be angry at being taken advantage of, or happy that he sees himself as worthy?

Thinking that Acharhas has his own intelligence network, Theodore did not deliberately hide it, he has already inquired about what kind of person he is.

Both longing for him to know, and fearing him to know.

- Will he look down on me?

Theodore suddenly remembered that Altado was guarded by a magic circle drawn by ten great magicians, and that the seasons were like spring, and there would never be snow.

There was snow in the far north, but he had neither the heart nor the hot liquor to enjoy it, but it was cold.

**

"Staggered!"

"O spirit of eternal life and mercy, gentle breeze, blue and clear sea, burning fire, calm and calm earth, through the resonance of the four elements, open the channel to God's appeal. Listen to my plea, great and supreme deity, and guide your faithful people to the path of eternity, and bless them to the other side. ”

At the end of the long chanting of the incantation, the white light came out of the young man's hands, like a round of sun, but warm and holy. His broad robe moved by the wind, lifted the sun high, closed his eyes, and sang the last line in a gentle voice: "The people who ask are your people, Theodore Kirk." ”

So the sun instantly turned into thousands of rays and scattered in all directions, and everyone felt a slight warmth in their chests, understanding that this was the work of the Great Prophecy. Theodore felt that the magic in his body was suddenly drained, and if it weren't for Agarhas supporting him behind his back, he would have sat on the ground with weak legs.

He picked up the magic crystal and absorbed a large amount of magic power, barely maintaining the appearance of a human, and forced himself to stand up, only to see Agarus holding a real thing in his hand, pinching the white holy light that was constantly struggling.

Didn't prophecy work for him?

Chu Songluo saw Theodore coming over, let go and said, "Can you still go on?" ”

The let go of the holy light hesitated for a moment, and slipped into Theodore's body again. Theodore was dumbfounded, although he was still very tired, but he hesitated, shook his head and insisted: "It's okay, I'm not such a noble person. ”

Although he was taken to ride a horse, the inside of his legs had been sharpened to a burning pain, but he was a little reluctant to let the other party know his squeamishness, but he also wanted the other party to take the initiative to find out his exhaustion.

Chu Songluo raised his eyebrows and stopped talking.

Theodore has begun to think seriously about feelings for the first time, but he is at best a child's heart cares and likes. Turned over and got on the horse, pulled Theodore up, thinking of the next plot, Chu Songluo glanced at the young man in his arms, saw the top of his silky flaxen hair, and felt that he was so innocent and wanton, unguarded against the feelings that happened to him, full of malice that he felt stupid, and thought of his former self, and looked inexplicable for a while.

After two days and one night of marching, crossing glaciers and winding through the wilderness, they finally reached the most prosperous town in the evening, outside the city of Naner. The officer who went to negotiate first greeted him and reported to Chu Songluo, the lord of the city, Baron Walker, said that the people in the city were simple and simple, and he was worried that the army would cause panic when entering the city, so he only invited the lord to enter the city.

Chu Songluo's identity as a lord is obviously different from Theodore's identity as a holy son, in the novel, Theodore reported the name of the holy son, and was immediately happily accepted into the castle by Baron Walker for a banquet; Chu Songluo was a strong threat, and the baron was afraid that he would have bad intentions, and he was afraid that he would not be respectful enough to make the other party unhappy, so he cautiously put forward conditions.

So he instructed the officer to go and inform Baron Walker that he had agreed to the conditions, and that the place of a squire was only necessary; In addition, he was to rest his army outside the city for three days, and asked him to go to his subordinate farms to buy a large amount of grain and grass - this was also a way of showing kindness. When they arrived outside the city, Chu Songluo arranged for the adjutant to order everyone to camp and rest, so he turned over and dismounted, stretched out his hand and signaled Theodore to jump down.

Theodore hated when he had become so innocent, and jumped into his arms with red ears, but did not expect Acharus to let him down, but took him by the way, let him sit on his forearm and hold him in his arms, and said in his usual low and pleasant voice: "Hold me tight." ”

Theodore suddenly felt that his neck was about to burn red, and he reached out and grabbed the placket of his shirt slightly, but was glanced at him coldly by Acharus: "This kind of Cheng dù, then Baron Walker will not allow you to enter the city." ”

He only then realized that this was not gentleness, but a disguise to take him into the city, and he snorted in his heart, but on the surface he obediently and gently wrapped his arms around his neck, and pretended to be affectionate and snuggled his head on his shoulder; On the other hand, his heart was beating a little, worried that he would say that he had gone too far.

Chu Songluo smelled the unique aroma of elves, like the sweet and sour taste of mixing ripe blueberries and flowers and plants. He had always preferred a child like Theodore, and he felt that he was beginning to be restless, so without saying a word, he took him to the gate of the city, and sure enough, he saw Baron Walker open the gate, with thirty attendants and thirty guards, and laughed nervously and hypocritically: "Oops! Grand Duke Acharus Rionasibie! Welcome, honored, honored! ”

He deliberately called him "Grand Duke" instead of "Lord", a little bit of a strong way to show off that although he was only a small city lord, he was also a baron, but it was because he lacked confidence to be a master.

Chu Songluo greeted him according to the rules of the Far North: "Baron Tobias Walker, may the Spirit of Winter bless you." ”

Walker bared his teeth and claws, pretending, but seeing that he was polite and polite as a lord, he was immediately ashamed of himself and changed the subject awkwardly, "-Ah, who is this?" ”

His gaze looked at Theodore.

Theodore looked at his series of reactions just now, and knew that this was a cowardice of a person who was not very capable and hated someone who was better than himself, and a sense of anger that "this kind of person is also worthy of being treated politely by the lord", so he was looking at him with an ignorant and a little shy expression, ready to let him understand it himself, but suddenly ushered in a pine-cypress kiss on the forehead.

The lord forced him to turn his head to look at himself with one hand, lowered his head, and whispered softly with a gentle but cold look in his eyes: "Baby, don't look at others, have you forgotten?" ”

Such a domineering, unreasonable, and somewhat ridiculous remark, if Theodore had listened to others, he would have laughed. But at this moment, the man who has always been unsmiling looked at him, and said it in a deep voice full of magnetism, his heart beat wildly uncontrollably: what he thought was "why bother", but the real experience was like force majeure.

Seeing them like this, the Walker City Lord suddenly secretly said that the Winter Lord was just a man, and regained his confidence and showed a smile that you know and I understand: "Okay, come into the city quickly - you have come from afar, the Humble House has prepared a feast for you, just waiting for you to take your seat." ”

Chu Songluo pressed Theodore's back, let him lie on his body and hug his neck, and covered him with a cloak, and looked up at the silent and cold Winter Lord: "Please lead the way." ”

Theodore's heartbeat and body temperature and taste were so close to him.

The prey has taken the bait.

The moment he landed on the shore, he was bound to be punctured in the skin, blood flowing, he couldn't breathe, and he was in great pain.