Raising her head again, Vanessa reluctantly put on a peaceful smile, "Now, Crescent City is in ruins, and in order to erase the pain that Elija has brought to everyone, I have decided to recommend an acting city lord to everyone. As soon as these words came out, the lords' eyes widened, although they were concerned about the problems of the new city lord, but they didn't expect Vanessa to give up this position to others, Vanessa shocked them for a while, and then bowed slightly to Prince Matt beside him, "Prince Matt, follow me all the way from the country of scorching fire to the country of midsummer, and make great achievements in relieving our Crescent Moon siege, he has saved my life many times on the journey and on the battlefield, and he has the ability to govern the country, in the past few days, he has confirmed his wisdom and justice with his actions, I hope that the lords will continue to support him during his tenure, and he is in Crescent City as if I had been there. ”

Before he could finish speaking, the atmosphere at the banquet boiled, and someone shouted, "Where is he the prince?" Some people began to hammer the table, "If you want to choose the city lord, it should also be chosen by our Midsummer Country itself!" ”

"Pick you?" Swank stood beside the princess and angrily pointed at the lord who had just spoken, "Where were you when Crescent City was besieged?" Where were you when we lost our arms and our lives! You enjoy the beautiful bar on the high bed of the brothel! ”

"What are you? Dare to talk to me like that! Feeling insulted, the lord rose to his feet, and several of the lords at the end of the long table also stood up and looked at the princess at the same time, it was clear that they were allies.

"He's just a little guard," Vanessa reassured, motioning for Swank to step back, and then her tone sank, "but to tell the truth. The princess looked at the people in the hall and said in a stern tone that had never been seen before, "In the face of war, it is understandable that everyone's first thought is of course their own interests. All the lords are the courtiers of the Delin family, and they all abide by their duties and do not participate in Koman's usurpation, but during Illya's reign in Crescent City, some people secretly collaborated with the enemy army and tried to kill Illya with the help of Koman's hand! Koeman had never revealed this information to Vanessa, but she knew that at this moment, she needed to create a common enemy to keep everyone on the same page.

"Your Royal Highness, you don't know, she, she's a devil!" Some justify themselves.

"She's not worth following!" More people shouted.

"But she's still a child!" Vanessa roared back.

"Your Highness," said an old lord, standing up, bowing to the princess, and looking at her earnestly, "when people must live like rats in the dark underground, compassion is as quickly drained as milk and honey. ”

Vanessa slumped back into her chair, finally understanding what they had been through. That's what I wanted, but I couldn't be happy.

Finally, Vanessa waved her hand, "All the suffering is over. I won't go after anything, and I don't care how many people want to kill Ilia, but please acknowledge Prince Matt's temporary rule," this is a quid pro quo, Vanessa thought proudly, no one is my opponent when playing tricks, "Crescent City is my base, whether or not we can regain our country depends on you, if I can't do anything about it, then I'd rather not regain the lost territory!" With that, the princess looked at everyone.

It was only at this time that the lords understood that this feast was not for nothing.

As soon as the day dawned, Vanessa, who had not slept all night, stood at the battlement at the head of the city, and the Crescent City had experienced a catastrophe, and at this moment it was crawling on the ground like a tired war horse, silent. There were no stables, no hounds barking, no knights practising, and even the footsteps of the guards patrolling the halls of the white stone seemed distant and ethereal, and the only thing she could clearly distinguish was the whimper and sigh of the morning wind sweeping through the spires.

The sound of hurried footsteps pierced through centuries of imagination, breaking the silence in the princess's mind. Without having to turn back, Vanessa already knew it was her archer.

"Any news from Elia?"

"It's not about her." Reina's flaxen-colored brown hair shone golden in the rising sun, like countless magnified colored bubbles, "Hear Matt say you're leaving." ”

"Yes," Vanessa turned around with a blank face, leaving, leaving you, to rescue Brant. "I'm going to turn back on Winterfell."

"Why don't you let me stay with you?" Reina frowned.

"I need you to help Matt here," Vanessa looked up at Reina's face, "he can't handle it alone." ”

"What about you? Can you handle all the intrigues alone? ”

"Maybe." The princess sighed, "Maybe I'll be more cruel than this world." "At least that's true for you. Vanessa looked at Reina distressedly, he had lost a lot of weight, he was more lean, his eyes were more determined, and he was more confident. He looked at me the same way he always did, but I had been through so many stories that he didn't know, and I couldn't have changed a lot.

"There you go." Reina looked further afield, "I know that the man in Neverwinter can help you better, and maybe being by his side is the best option." ”

"Do you really think so?" Vanessa was almost amused by Reina's words, "Yes, there is indeed someone waiting for me in Neverwinter, but it is definitely not someone who intends to help me. "If you knew he was trying to kill me, you wouldn't have said that, and you wouldn't have let me go back.

"Why go back when he doesn't plan to help you?" Reyner was a little annoyed, "That means he's more important to you!" ”

"Are you jealous?" Vanessa looked at the archer in surprise, the red-faced look reminded her of the embarrassment she had seen at her first court ball.

Reina turned his face away and did not answer Vanessa's question.

"You know, you're not the same as him, I-"

Vanessa's voice was suddenly elongated infinitely, and the next half of the words disappeared into the wind, and her body was swept away by the wind like a drifting leaf, leaving only half of the words echoing in Reina's ears.

"Vanessa—" Reina cried out blankly, and then bent his bow and arrows in annoyance, and on the top of the empty wall, the sun sprayed down, covering Crescent City with a web of golden and red light, and it was like a dream in all directions, but there was no shadow of the princess.

(l~1`x*>+``+