Princess Sophie's kind invitation, of course, Aglon would not want to miss it, and he got up early the next morning, and after moving his body, followed the princess's attendant to the fountain.

"Good morning, Aglon!" Princess Sophie, who was already ready to go, greeted him with a smile on her face. "Are you ready?"

Unlike her usual appearance in a long dress, she was wearing a hunting suit today. Tight clothes and breeches accentuated her figure even more, and her long gray hair was also coiled behind her head, making her look heroic.

"I'm ready." Aglon replied.

"Okay, then let's go while it's not too hot yet!" Her Royal Highness waved her hand excitedly.

It's a beautiful day, it's a sunny day, and the weather is perfect for a long trip, but it's early summer, and the temperature will rise at noon, so it's not suitable for strenuous exercise, so it's best to hunt in the morning.

Without further ado, the two men went to the garden, where the attendants brought the horses, and then they rode through the zoos and botanical gardens of Schönbrunn Palace, and all the way west into the vast forest on the outskirts of Vienna.

The two men rode side by side, and Her Royal Highness the Princess's retinue followed, and under the shade of the trees, the bright sunlight gradually dimmed a lot, and the fresh and cool air made Aiglon feel relaxed.

"Aiglon." In the silence, Princess Sophie whispered. "You ...... last night Is what you say before us true? ”

Agron's heart tightened.

He didn't know if Sophie was asking on behalf of herself or someone else.

"I've been looking you in the eye while you're talking." Before he could reply, Sophie continued, "Honestly, your words are full of emotion, and I should have believed them—but when I saw your eyes, I felt a fire burning in your heart...... Aiglon, you don't mean it, do you? We've known each other for a while, and although you've always deliberately kept your feelings hidden, I don't know why, I just feel like you're not sincere, those words are all lies, Aiglon, am I wrong about you? ”

Agron remained silent and did not answer.

"Don't worry, these words are just our private words, and I will never mention them to a second person, even to Carl." Sophie turned her head and looked at the boy with a smile on her face, "I just wanted to make sure I was wrong to blame you, and I didn't mean to interrogate you." If you don't like it, don't answer. ”

Now that it's all said and done, it doesn't make much sense for him to continue to explain, and it will only cast a shadow on the trust between the two people for no reason. As for the silence, there is no point, it seems that you are afraid.

"That's right, I'm lying." Therefore, he simply admitted. "I don't intend to be a writer or a traveler at all, it's just a fool's talk."

"Well, it seems that you are quite honest with me, and my kindness has not been in vain." Princess Sophie smiled, then asked. "In that case, why should you refuse His Royal Highness's arrangement? Although it is certainly ill-intentioned, it does help you objectively. ”

The words "I know that if I resign myself to my fate, I will ......" is of course impossible to answer.

Aiglon lowered his head and looked at the trembling mane on his mount's head, "I don't really have anything to do with joining the army after a while, but I ...... I can't bear to be with you now, and if I go now, I will definitely have a lot less chance to see you in the future, so I'd rather wait a little longer. ”

"Have you learned the coaxing words of a prodigal child at a young age?"

Princess Sophie glared at him, then raised her hand to pick up her horsewhip and gestured to give him a whip.

Aiglon didn't dodge, just looked at Sophie calmly.

Sophie's whip didn't really go down, she lowered her hand again, and looked ahead.

"You're so short of friends that you may value our friendship too much."

"There aren't many people who want to be my friends." Aiglon replied in a whisper. "I don't know whose friendship I value but you, because I don't have one in the first place."

After receiving this answer, Sophie was visibly gloomy.

"What a trick of God! Why do you have to suffer this kind of suffering? Finally, she let out a long sigh. Aigron, don't be discouraged, everything will be fine. As long as I'm here, no one here can bully you. ”

"You see, isn't it difficult for a strong man to give kindness to people like me without caring for me, and at the same time not letting me cherish such precious moments......" Aiglon looked at the other with aggrieved eyes, "If you want me to change my mind, then it's better not to treat me like a sister, just like everyone else." ”

"Haha......" Sophie couldn't help laughing, "I didn't realize you were so eloquent." Well, let's stop talking about these unpleasant things and concentrate on hunting! ”

With that, she picked up her shotgun and aimed it at the quails flying in the woods.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, smoke filled between the two of them, but unfortunately the princess's marksmanship was not very good, and she didn't hit.

The sound of gunfire woke up the woods, and the birds in the woods leaped into action.

Aiglon also raised his shotgun, aiming at the frightened birds in the distance.

Because the trees in the forest were dense and the light was dark, the vision of shooting was not good, and he could only do his best.

"Hit!" Sophie let out a cheer as if she had hit her target.

As she spoke, she steered her horse and ran in the direction where her prey had fallen, and Aigron naturally followed behind her, replacing the shotgun with bullets.

"Aiglon, your marksmanship is good." Looking at the dead quail under the horse's hooves, Sophie looked approvingly at the boy.

"It's just occasional luck." Aglon pretended to be modest.

"Look at you!" Sophie was not convinced again, and picked up the shotgun again and replaced it with bullets, "Look at me! ”

She raised her shotgun again on horseback to aim, and after aiming at her prey, she slowed her breath before pulling the trigger and doing it in one go.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, this time an unfortunate turtledove fell to the ground.

"Hit!" Sophie cheered for himself this time, and then rode over, ready to admire his victory, and Aiglon raised his shotgun and fired a shot ahead, but he did not shoot down his prey because of the obscurity of the trees.

"I've beaten you this time." Sophie rejoiced.

In this way, the two men rode their horses through the woods, shooting from time to time, competing to see who could shoot more prey, and time passed in this leisurely and warm atmosphere.

"Aiglon, it seems that you are still a little better than me." After a while, Sophie counted the two men's battles and said regretfully.

"It's just my luck." Aiglon replied humbly.

The two men chatted as they descended a slope. Because this horse is not his daily mount, he does not ride very steadily on the downhill road, and the man is more bumpy on the horse, so he carefully steers the horse while chatting with Sophie.

"Aiglon, promise me one thing, okay?" Sophie said suddenly.

"Tell me." Aglon replied immediately.

"No matter how much you achieve later, you have to be rational and don't spread your hatred to everyone. The Austrians are on guard against you, but they have their own grievances, and most of them have no ill will towards you......"

"No one knows what the future holds, but I certainly won't let hatred blind me." Aglon replied briefly, "If you ask me to do so, then I promise you, and I will." ”

Sophie looked him in the eye the whole time as he answered, and when he finished speaking, she nodded happily.

"Great, I believe you...... Aiglon, that's what I want to see in you......"

She didn't expect that just when she was overjoyed, a sudden accident and disaster befell here.

The hooves of her mount slammed into the stake hidden in the grass, and the stumbling horse let out a scream, then the upper body fell down, and the lower half of the body suddenly lifted.

"Yikes!" Sophie, who was being flung upwards with the tow, screamed.

Oh, my God!

Aglon felt his blood freeze.

Neither he nor the original soul in his body could imagine the next picture.

He immediately reached out and grabbed Sophie's body hard, then pulled hard.

It's a knee-jerk reaction, and at this moment he's making a decision for himself.

Luckily, he grabbed Sophie and pulled her off her mount, avoiding being thrown off by the horse, but as he grabbed Sophie, his violent movements freed his mount from his control.

He fell from the right side of the horse at once, landed on his right shoulder first, and at the same time touched his forehead to the ground, and lay there on his side.

Sophie was in his arms and fell to the ground with him.

"Aiglon!"

Sophie, who had already been stunned, suddenly let out a scream, and then knelt on the soft dirt and held his head in disregard. "Are you alright?"

Seeing that the young man had scratches on his forehead and face, with a small amount of blood, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, her tears flooded her eyes and then overflowed.

"Aiglon, are you alright?!" She called out with a crying voice.

"I'm fine, Your Highness." Aiglon looked at Sophie and couldn't help but smile, but the blood foaming from the corners of his mouth made this answer unconvincing.

"I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

Sophie cried and apologized, and then, looking up, with shame and anger that could almost set the forest on fire, looked behind her.

"Come on!"