Chapter 61: Catastrophe or Rebirth
The flowers bloom in two, one on each branch.
Adrian, a reborn prisoner of 24602, volunteered to go to the Earl of Estini's palace to check on Claudia's father's life.
The whole city of Birthi now feels desolate and desolate. The dead died, the wounded, the fleeing for their lives, the wailing, the screams, the endless. Although the earthquake no longer happened, the power of the wind, rain, thunder and lightning was still undiminished, and the sky seemed to be covered with a thick black curtain, and from time to time a few openings were opened in it, pouring out the bundles of anger contained in it towards the earth.
Adrian is a foreigner, but with his excellent sense of space, he managed to come to the Earl's Mansion in this hell on earth, relying on his own mind and eyes and a little luck, plus the guidance of a few well-meaning passers-by.
The building has lost its former momentum, and although the kingdom of Destini is only a count's title, the princess's father was very fond of luxury during his lifetime, and the mansion was decorated with extraordinary gold. It's a pity that these are only superficial articles, not a century-old plan, an earthquake took away the old earl himself, and also took away this seemingly reliable thing outside the body.
The Earl has never had any particularly reliable people around him, but there are still a handful of people with a slight conscience among his friends who drink and meat. They had fled from the Earl's Court with the crowd and had not thought about the safety of the old Earl lying on the bed, but by the chance discovery of their conscience, they decided to turn around and take a look at the old Earl's life and death.
When Adrian arrived, one of them was sobbing in front of the rubble of the mansion.
The man was soaked in rainwater, and from behind him he looked very desolate. Adrian was troubled, and he didn't know how to ask about what he cared about. Who is the other party from the earl, he is so heartbroken, is the earl already dead?
The black curtain in the sky gradually faded, as if he was unwilling to serve as a background for the earl's drunken friend, and his accidental conscience found that he could not redeem his previous mistakes. For the sake of Princess Claudia, who was anxiously waiting, Adrian resolutely walked up and patted the man on the shoulder and said, "Brother, how is the earl?"
The man shuddered, as if fearing that the Count's ghost would come upon him for revenge, and he turned his head around his neck like a marionette to look at Adrian, his eyes full of bewilderment and confusion. He paused for a long time, and a slight voice came out of his mouth: "Dead!"
As soon as these two words were spoken, Adrian did not care about any etiquette, and he rushed into the wreckage, searching for something to give the princess an errand.
Bishop Mirière is his God, and Claudia is his angel.
Adrian didn't want to imagine the princess's swollen eyes from crying, and she didn't want to bring back the cruel news. He ignores the facts, goes mad and wants to go against the sky.
The man whose conscience had found it in the Earl's Mansion was at first stunned and silent, and then suddenly shouted in a loud voice: "Dead!
When Adrian heard this, as if he had suddenly woken up, he turned around and rushed to the man, grabbed him by the neck, and said, "Who are you?
"I'm a guilty man, I didn't help the Count escape, I have been a diner under him for so many years, but I haven't been able to do anything useful for him, I'm a scum!"
Adrian only wanted to find her father for Princess Claudia, and his irascible and hateful heart, influenced by Bishop Mirière and the princess, had gradually softened, but ten years of hard labor still played a role in his subconscious. That demon always wants to jump out and make trouble, and always wants to show his lust to the outside world. Adrian, who was both an angel and a devil, lifted the poor man up with his mighty hands, and rebuked him loudly: "Since you are from the Earl's Palace, why don't you take good care of the old Earl? When the earthquake strikes, you think of running for your life? What does the old Earl do you do with you? Do you know Princess Claudia? Do you know that she is always concerned about her father? You should also have your own children? As a father, why don't you understand the feelings of others? What's the use of you running around crying now! You're a!
Although the man was scolded with blood, he was not ready to say a few words in return, he was full of guilt for himself, and the other party scolded him so happily, but it made him feel a little relieved.
The grief in Adri's peace of mind was all reflected in the calloused but strong hands, which seemed to be choking God's throat, so that the dark curtain of the sky that had gradually receded was closed again, and Adrian was like a god descending from heaven under the continuous light of several bolts of lightning. He was furious and intertwined his tragic life story with the current situation.
The earl's diner finally couldn't stand the breathless sensation, and he coughed incessantly, waving his hands weakly in the air. He is like the fallen leaves in the autumn wind, the duckweed in the sea, fluttering and at the mercy of him.
Adrian was now out of his mind, Bishop Mirière was not by his side, he could not restrain him, Princess Claudia's sad eyes constantly irritated him, and the slave was about to do something that he regretted again.
Finally, the heavens still opened their eyes, and it took pity on this poor man who was suffering, and took pity on this man who was originally a man who was tricked by fate.
Princess Claudia, unable to bear the pain of missing her father, braved the wind and rain to find her father, accompanied by Mirière and the others, accompanied by her maids Catherine and Albert.
Albert did not come willingly, he was still gagging with the princess, and he reluctantly agreed after being reminded by his mother, Lady Charlotte, and his military advisor, Tarren Crawford.
Adrian's horrible demeanor in the midst of the storm immediately caused Claudia to cry out, "Stop! What are you doing! He's going to be strangled!"
Albert rushed forward in an attempt to stop the slave prisoners. His Highness didn't have as much strength as he did, but it was enough to free Adrian from the demon's grasp. Prisoner 24602 suddenly woke up from a dream and let go of his hands that looked like sharp eagle talons, and the earl's diner fell to the ground like a rabbit with its ears lifted, gasping for breath in his mouth.
Claudia approached Adrian as well, and tried to wrap her slender fingers around the prisoner's massive palm. Adrian wept bitterly and complained about his incompetence.
The princess had prepared for the worst, but now she was much calmer than the others, and she only wanted to find her father's body so that she could bury him properly.
Albert and Adrian were finally in the same trench again, the first time to save the lives of greedy merchants crushed by horses, and this time for the angels in their respective minds. It's just that the former is no longer as hot as he used to be for the princess, he is more thinking about politics, and he is acting more according to the wishes of the military advisor.
Fortunately, although the decoration of the Earl's Mansion is luxurious, the structure is not complicated, and the outline of the inside is very clear when entering the two rooms. Albert, Adrian, and the atoning diner work together to rummage through the jumble of ruins, rummaging through the Count's whereabouts. The atoning man was familiar with the situation, and he stumbled upon the fluorite necklace that the Count wore around his neck even as he lay in a hospital bed. Due to the danger of the pitted ruins, Princess Claudia and her maid Catherine had to wait outside. When the man picked up the necklace, he beckoned Albert and Adrian to help remove the beams that had been pressed against it.
Adrian's anger was all vented on these lifeless things, but they could easily take the lives of others, and he didn't need the help of the other two at all, and used brute force to remove these culprits by himself.
The old earl's forehead was exposed, and the flesh that had been smashed on it was blurred. When the atonement man saw this, he held back his grief so as not to disturb the princess and the others, and sobbed quietly.
Albert originally looked down on the old earl, but this tragic situation still shook his heart strongly. This is different from the soldiers who died on the battlefield, where people fought for their faith and their homeland, but the demon of the earthquake can make people feel their own insignificance and humility, no matter what his identity is, whether he decides to spill his blood or not, when the earthquake comes, everything must follow its will.
The wind and rain gradually subsided, and the old earl's body was carefully carried out. Claudia, though weak, did not faint as others feared, and she occasionally wiped her eyes so that tears did not blur her vision. Catherine did not hold back, but wanted the princess to turn around and comfort herself.
The death of Count Destini made the princess feel a heavy burden on her shoulders, and it also strengthened her determination to be independent. She thanked Albert for his company, for his help, and for the tenderness and affection he had for herself, which had faded. As the countess of the country of Destini, she is not prepared to seek practical benefits by marrying an heir to a principality, she is on her own. According to the law, she must recruit a man in order to continue her family's rule over the kingdom.
Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.