"What are you going to do with us?" Vanessa glanced at Reina quietly and motioned for him to be ready to run away, "Stick my head on the flagpole and ask Solanda to show your loyalty?" ”

"Why would I do that?" Polly smiled and spread her hands, "The new queen didn't issue a wanted warrant for you and Ilia, only that you were robbed by the Sand Riders, and I gave you back to her, she should be grateful to me," her expression seemed to be teasing a little milk baby who could just walk, "After all, you sisters are very close, and she will not hesitate to start a war for you." ”

Vanessa snorted, "Let's stop playing the 'you know-know-you know' game, if Solanda hadn't given the lords the secret order to kill me, she wouldn't be my sister." ”

"It seems that you have not only inherited your mother's beautiful face," Poli nodded approvingly, "but it is a pity that Solanda is not so blessed. Well, since you want to know which side I'm on, then listen to me be honest. Polly paused, looking deep into Vanessa's pale blue eyes, "I just want to protect my people. ”

Hmph, the words of the political family are always as melodious as the chirping of a nightingale, and Vanessa said majestically to the future Crescent City Lord, "Then make my identity public, declare that I am alive, and stop the war." "Fighting for alliances is always the best option in Game of Thrones.

"I don't think I can do it." The other replied sadly, "Solanda has my son in his hands." ”

"And you've got me on your hands." Vanessa nodded knowingly, "I see." ”

"No, kid, you don't understand." Polly looked at Vanessa affectionately, "You know, your mother is my best friend. I would never hurt her children. ”

"Including Solanda? Don't say you don't know, it's Solanda who ousted your best friend from the throne. Vanessa tried to seduce her, "Don't you want to help your best friend reclaim the throne and restore order to the kingdom?" "Look outside, dead people are hanging on the streets like sausages, the streets and alleys that were once lively are empty, people dare not talk in public, they can only complain about hatred behind their backs, these are all the manifestations of the tyranny of the rulers, and sooner or later someone will stand up and start a riot, and the civilians choose to directly hurt you, the first to bear the brunt!" ”

"The power of the civilians is not in my consideration for the time being," Polly saw through Vanessa's trick and refused, "What really worries me is the other forces, and there are some factors in the Northland right now that make every move in Crescent City extremely important. In the process of these factors, sometimes even the right things are suppressed," Polly looked out of the courtyard with difficulty, and Vanessa understood what she was referring to, "There are many forces here that have nothing to do with you, and in fact they should not have anything to do with you, the threat of war and secret alliances, rumors and speculations without factual basis have no meaning to rational people, but once the balance between these forces is broken, even if there is no proton in Solanda's hands, I will die without a place to bury." And as soon as the news of your appearance here reaches the ears of the ruler, even the slightest hint of it will bring disaster to Crescent City. Polly sighed sadly, "As the leader of a city, I sometimes have to act for the good of the whole, no matter how costly it may be for one individual. ”

"So you're afraid that if I walk freely in Crescent City, lies and suspicions will fall on your family?"

Polly hung her head in acquiescence, "I can only send you out of the city quietly when you never showed up." ”

"I can't go," Vanessa raised her head and gave her a princess-like stubborn chin, "I won't leave if I can't find Elija." "She is an outcast in Polly's eyes, but Ilia is completely different, she can't let Crescent City have a princess in the future game.

Polly looked embarrassed, but she was clearly prepared for embarrassment: "Honey, you know it takes time, and you could be found out at any time. I will personally look for Ilia, she is under my protection, and she will be safe. ”

That's exactly what I'm worried about - Vanessa suddenly realizes that Polly's target is actually Elia! She was so good at acting, I almost believed that she was an angel who came with "frank and sincere" sympathy, and I was led by the nose like a fool. How much of her big remarks about various forces are true? No, none of them are true. She just wanted to get rid of me so that she could remain neutral.

Well, at least she was right about one thing: I didn't just inherit my mother's looks. Vanessa decided to fight back, "Elija went to the circus, we won't waste too long. ”

"But you're lost," Polly wisely pointed out, "and my magic is tracking, and given me time, I'll find out where Illya is." ”

Time, she repeatedly emphasizes time, but it is she who is wasting my time right now. "Then go find her," Vanessa pressed as she went, "I'll wait here, your sanctuary won't turn away two thirsty and tired strangers." ”

Polly finally showed her true colors, she narrowed her eyes and stared at Vanessa, "Let's stop being dumb, you know I'm not going to give her to you." ”

"You're going to trade her for your son." Vanessa smiled, "My rank is too heavy, you are afraid of arousing Sorenda's vigilance and suspicion; Ilia is just right, her identity is not important enough to rebel, she doesn't have much power to resist, she only has the title of a princess, almost equivalent to your son. ”

"You are truly your mother's good daughter." Polly smiled with relief, and then regained her expression, "Maybe you think I'm a liar who doesn't tell the truth, but so far, I'm alone, and I haven't called the guards to arrest you, so for that reason, please trust me that I won't hurt you." I need Ilia to counterbalance the forces of the Northlands, and I assure you that Illya will not be harmed in the slightest in Crescent City. Now," she solemnly announced, "I ask you to leave in my capacity as Lord of Crescent City. ”

At least she didn't deny that she was a liar. Vanessa knew that things were out of her control, and she didn't have the power to stand up to the entire Crescent City. If Polly's promise can be kept, at least Ilia is safe for now, and as long as she knows her sister's whereabouts, she will always find a way to get her away. "It seems that I can only choose to obey." The princess gracefully raised her hand in surrender. This action touched the wound in her abdomen, she exhaled in pain, and looked down to see that blood had oozed from her left rib, and the time limit of the magic bandage seemed to only last until the end of the fighting beast in the arena, and now the damage was back to Vanessa.

"One last wish," Vanessa said, holding back the pain, looking at Polly pleadingly, "help me bandage it." She looked at Reina beside her, and it was clear that it was not appropriate for a man to do the job.

Polly nodded, "Come with me." She took the princess to the confessional in the sanctuary.

While changing the bandages, Vanessa whispered in Polly's ear, "We'll ask you to use your magic to find out the whereabouts of a man later, and please be sure to answer that he's in the same direction as my trip." "

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