Gently pushing away the plate, Charlotte, who had a tired face on her face, leaned lazily on the back of the chair, but her eyes couldn't help but rise, and then sank down as if angry.

The black-haired wizard on the opposite side was half-lying and half-sitting on the chaise longue with a relaxed face, with unfinished snacks and wine on his left hand, and his right hand was flipping through the scroll that Charles, the head of the court, had just sent, with a leisurely smile on his face.

Outside the window is the snow, the silent courtyard, the frozen pond, and the red blood castle that turns white in the dead of winter, a world covered in silver;

Inside the window are satin curtains and carpets painted with various patterns, a bright fireplace and fluorite chandeliers as bright as day, soft beds and sofa chairs, and heavy wool blankets.

Watching the snow outside the window, enjoying a beautiful afternoon tea in a warm room, spending a short afternoon and a long dark night lazily and leisurely, and then enjoying the bacon and hot soup at dinner, it is indeed very much in line with the style of a standard "Byrne noble";

But there's a catch......

"This is my room. ”

I don't know how long it took, but Charlotte, who couldn't help it, finally spoke: "If you want to have afternoon tea, please go to the restaurant, or go back to your own room!"

"The restaurant is so big that it takes a long time for the fireplace to heat up. Comfortably curled up in the woolen blanket, Loren, who held the wine glass, said slowly:

"As for the duke's bedroom... I gave it to Isaac. ”

"Why?"

"Because he... Well, to be precise, Lena de Salion wanted to enjoy some time together without being disturbed - in the entire palace of the Red Blood Castle, only the duke's bedroom had a separate bathroom, cloakroom and small dining room. ”

"So after much consideration, I felt that I should make such a small sacrifice for my friend... You see, your bedroom is actually very big, so it's no problem to sleep two people......"

"Don't get off the hook. The countess had a cold face and interrupted angrily:

"Answer me, why do you have to come to my room?"

"You're so busy trying to get me away?" Loren looked startled, and his voice trembled: "You're so tired of me that you don't want to see me?"

"Of course it doesn't matter once or twice, but the problem is all day and all night... Also, don't use that tone like I've done to you!"

Charlotte snorted.

From half a month ago... To be more precise, since the ceremony, Loren has been in a rather "decadent" state, lying on the bed or sofa day and night, listlessly handling everything, listlessly enjoying the banquet and every afternoon tea.

This lazy posture is really quite a bit "gentlemanly style", and it is also the regular daily life of a Byrne nobleman.

But because it was too "normal", it seemed particularly abnormal to appear in Loren Turin - only the rainy day when he went to meet Dalton Kander seemed to make him return to his former state a little, and then continued to be "decadent".

Dinner, afternoon tea, a walk through the garden, or simply sit there and sit idle all day, thinking about only three things a day – what to eat for breakfast, what to eat for lunch, and what to eat for dinner.

And recently, there is a tendency to get worse, and I began to stay in my room and refuse to leave!

This guy, what the hell ......

"Actually... There is no particular reason. Slowly speaking, Loren, with a listless expression, put down his wine glass and took the small cherry from the snack plate with a fork:

"I just occasionally want to experience what it's like to live a leisurely life instead of fighting for life and death. ”

In a word, the doubts and resentments that the countess had accumulated for a long time disappeared.

Centaur War, Dwarven Civil War, Night of the Assassination of the Red Blood Castle, Envoy to the Fog Moon Court, Battle of Ebolden......

After getting the title of Duke, this guy doesn't seem to have really been idle at all, enjoying everything a Lord of Byrne should have.

Even if he lives a leisurely life now, it is still less than the average of Byrne's "decadent nobles", and it is nothing compared to the drunken and dreamy knight kings in Byrne's history, why is he so disgusted?

Don't... Is it really because she is too harsh? The cranky Charlotte was filled with a deep sense of self-blame.

The black-haired wizard, who had no notice of the change in the girl next to him, was still slumped on the bench, savoring the fragrance of the cherry in his mouth, allowing the sweet taste to completely spread in his mouth.

Probably because of the honey stains, the original aroma of the cherries was completely covered, and the sweetness was lost - of course, as for the fruit in May and June, such a thing can be eaten in winter, it is completely out of the consideration of Duke Byrne.

"Suddenly I want to eat cured ham. ”

The lazy black-haired wizard whispered.

"Okay, I'll go get the kitchen ready. Charlotte, who didn't think much about it, whispered, "Let's light the fireplace now, and the restaurant should be very warm by dinner." ”

"Don't go to the restaurant, it's here. The black-haired wizard continued to make demands.

“...... OK. After a moment's hesitation, Charlotte agreed: "It seems that it is not bad to dine while watching the snow." ”

"Let's close the curtains, you won't see anything at night. The black-haired wizard continued to probe the temptation.

The countess nodded: "That's right, then let's start preparing now, we have to make room for the dining table." ”

"I'm not going to get out of bed today. The black-haired wizard began to intensify his efforts: "Anyway, it's just the two of us, and we don't need to pack anything." ”

"But the snack tray and the bedside table only put the next two plates... Shall we eat it?"

The countess began to be suspicious.

"It doesn't matter. The black-haired wizard looked up with a smile on his face:

"You feed me. ”

The voice fell, and it was suddenly much quieter.

Even though the fireplace was burning, I could still feel the temperature in the bedroom drop a little.

The countess, who was silent, got up slowly, walked to the wine rack behind her with a calm expression, and gently stroked the fine wines she had treasured for a long time - those bottles that had been dusty for a long time, and she could even feel the passage of time when she touched them.

"Whew-"

The moment the black shadow struck, Loren almost instinctively completed the three actions of alertness, dodging and blocking, and when he came back to his senses, he already had an extra wine bottle in his hand.

"Don't get an inch in there, bastard!"

Charlotte, who had been silent for a long time, finally burst into a roar.

"Hey, hey, hey... I'm kidding, don't take it seriously!"

"The devil believes you!"

"Uh... It seems that only Ain likes to say this. ”

"Not anymore!"

"Then you'll have to let me explain, right?"

"You're going to lie to me, and Ain, and everyone!"

"It's not that exaggerated, is it?!"

"Yes!"

"Then how can you trust me?"

"Say it again, the devil believes you!"

Charlotte, who pursed her lips, panted, looked at the empty wine rack behind her, and then at the neat row of wine bottles placed in front of the black-haired wizard, and snorted coldly.

"What the hell are you thinking... Is it really idleness, or is there something else going on?"

"There's nothing to ......," chuckled, and the black-haired wizard sat up and looked at her seriously, "If you have to say it, you just don't want to regret it." ”

"Regret, regret what?" Charlotte turned her head angrily and gritted her teeth: "Regret promised me... Really?"

"It's not. ”

"What's that?"

"Actually, I don't say it's good, it's just that I feel this way. ”

Loren smiled and scratched his head, shrugged his shoulders again, and never took his eyes off Charlotte's face:

"I'm afraid I'll regret it... Regret just promised you. ”

The silent Charlotte slowly looked back, and looked at the black-haired wizard in all directions.

"I hurt a friend for some reason – not intentionally, but objectively I did cause it. Twitching his throat, Loren slurred a little:

"He... In a way, it's a bit like you, you all regard certain things as more important than yourself, even more than the meaning of your own life and existence, and I haven't been able to understand ......"

"Only you don't understand!" Charlotte couldn't help but say coldly.

"Therefore, after hurting him, I understand more how much sacrifice you have made for me. Loren said very seriously:

"When I think of his face, I am glad that you didn't look like that, and I regret that you only made a 'promise' to you in the insignificant way of compensating you after you agreed. ”

An inexplicable emotion began to spread in her heart—the black-haired wizard in front of her seemed to be no longer as real as before, and had become an illusion that could disappear at any time, and it was only because of her own memories that she was able to stay in front of her.

Inexplicable pain, purely out of fear of loss.

The desire before getting it, after getting it, feels the same as before, and after getting it for a while, it starts to suffer from gains and losses......

Not only him, but even himself is so simple that he is a little silly, but he is very complex and tangled......

A self-deprecating smile spread irrepressibly at the corners of Charlotte's mouth.

"Knock knock!"

The rapid knock on the door broke the silence in the bedroom, making the two look back at the door at the same time as they were very "tacit". 、

After an interval of ten seconds, Lu Sien, who was hiding behind the door, tentatively pushed open a little crack in the door to peek a few times, and only after confirming that it was correct did he walk into the bedroom with confidence.

After bumping into Loren and the little wizard's "accident", Lusen became very cautious when it came to opening the door, even to the point of being a little too cautious.

Every time I look at his posture, it seems as if something is really going on in the room......

"The information from the Heavenly Dome Palace was supposed to be in charge of Carl Colin, but because you never left... bedroom, so he passed it over to me. ”

The gray-eyed boy's explanation made Charlotte's cheeks redden, and she couldn't help but snort coldly.

"The intelligence ...... of the Heavenly Dome Palace" Loren lowered his voice, glanced at Charlotte cautiously, and turned his head to look at Lusen after repeatedly confirming that the other party would not have a seizure:

"Is it a battle on the front line?"

Lusen nodded and handed over the letterhead in his arms, and the black-haired wizard opened the letterhead, and Charlotte on the side couldn't help but come up.

At the beginning, it was still information about Lothair.

After deciding to enter the defensive position, the Lothair army in Shenlimburg and the Azorean elven army on the opposite side gradually completed the build-up phase entered the confrontation phase, the opponent's strength was increasing every day, and a steady stream of supplies were sent from the direction of the Misty Moon Court, and it was inferred that the enemy had also received reinforcements.

However, with heavy snow in the way, the enemy did not dare to attack, but only organized and drove a different number of ogres to test the defenses of the deep forest castle.

To be able to organize such a number of ogres, Lu Wen on the front line deduced that there were two possibilities - either the ancient wood elves who went south had encountered an accident, or because of the migration of a large number of ancient wood elves, these ogres were driven out.

The elves left behind by Levin and Morning Star Forest were more willing to believe in the latter.

To Loren's surprise, this time Levin did not recklessly continue the war after suffering a defeat, but chose to train the army with patience, with the elves of the Morning Star Forest as instructors, so that the warriors of Lothair gradually became familiar with the differences between themselves and the elves.

The two sides of the confrontation in Shenlinburg seem to have entered a state of "very tacit understanding", and each other is constantly gathering troops, raising supplies, and waiting for a formal decisive battle when their strength reaches its peak state.

On the other side of the battlefield, the situation on the Ebolden battlefield seems to be much worse.

With ample logistics and resources in Ebolden, the elven prince Rodria Azores, who was guarding Ebolden, launched a tentative raid on the imperial fortress blockading Ebolden almost instantaneously, trying to seize control of the Gem River;

Although each attack was repulsed, the defenders of the empire suffered heavy casualties, but did not make the enemy pay too much, and even gave the enemy enough time to bring back the corpse and weapons of the robe;

After this situation continued many times, the Grand Duke of Ellemont, Yuli Wirtz, who was in charge of the Imperial garrison, no longer dared to organize any further confrontation with the small army of the Azorean elves, and focused more on building more and stronger fortresses in the direction of Ebolden.

So far, the effect is very insignificant.

“...... So, our Emperor Conod can't wait any longer and is ready to leave before the end of winter?"

After reading the letterhead, the black-haired wizard made a rough summary.

This letter was sent from the Heavenly Dome Palace, in other words, what Connad wanted to see - the battle on the front line was not going well, and in turn, he was no longer prepared to wait and let the battle continue "not well".

"The meaning of the Heavenly Dome is to make Byrne ready as soon as possible, and at the same time urge the two principalities of Arles and Boi to gather their armies. Lusen repeated the words in full according to the words in his memory:

"His Highness Conrad's legions have been assembled and are awaiting orders at the Gem River crossing—they will be officially launched when Byrne's army arrives. ”

"Jewel River... So he's still going to recapture Ebolden first?"

"No, His Highness Conod is preparing to head north - news from the Broken Mountain Fortress, the enemy's figure has appeared north of the Broken Mountain. ”

The gray-eyed boy had a serious expression:

"This time, it's the Eagle King. ”()

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